Our Thinking
We believe real change demands an expert understanding of systems. FSG shares insights from our work in Asia on topics that range from equity and shaping markets to strategy, learning, and evaluation. We investigate important issues in our research projects and publish cutting-edge content for a global audience. For those seeking to identify the barriers to, and drivers of, social change in various sectors in Asia, we offer our thought leadership in the form of world-class research publications and tools that are designed to accelerate social progress.
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- Foundation Strategy, Inclusive Markets, Systems Thinking
Challenges and solutions from 14 years of practice across 3 sectors
- Global Health, Inclusive Markets
A new FSG study, Willingness to Pay for Sanitation Products in Rural Ethiopia (May 2025), provides key insights into…
- Environment, Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Bangladesh’s economy grew 24-fold between 1980 and 2023, reducing poverty rates by two-thirds. In the same period, Bangladesh’s greenhouse…
- Gender, Inclusive Markets
In this white paper, we present a compelling case for dark stores, warehousing, and flexi-staffing companies to prioritize hiring…
- Environment, Inclusive Markets
As India grapples with the challenges associated with climate change, its climate-tech sector is playing a critical role in…
- Global Health, Inclusive Markets
Over the last decade, basic sanitation coverage in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries has progressed significantly, especially…
- Inclusive Markets
Updates and emerging themes in India's agricultural technology sector
- Global Health, Inclusive Markets
An evidence-based review of the role of small local service providers (SLPs)
- Gender, Inclusive Markets
What Will It Take? FSG's GLOW Report
- Inclusive Markets
Emerging opportunities and the way forward for India’s agricultural technology sector
- Economic Development, Inclusive Markets
The impact investing sector has arrived in the mainstream. Major financial services institutions have entered the field, and size…
- Gender, Inclusive Markets
Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) sector has played a critical role in its economic development, employing nearly 4 million people…
- Collective Impact, Inclusive Markets
Collective impact solutions for post-pandemic recovery and resilience-building of MSMEs in the wholesale and retail trade and food service…
- Global Health, Inclusive Markets
Guidance for Practitioners
- Economic Development, Global Development, Inclusive Markets, Nonprofits/NGOs, Systems Thinking
A Practitioner’s Guide to Supporting Market Systems Change toward Inclusion and Equity
- Inclusive Markets
Access to basic sanitation or meeting SDG 6.2 remains a critical challenge across the global south. Market-based sanitation (MBS)…
- Economic Development, Global Development, Inclusive Markets
A New Framework for the New Normal
- Economic Development, Global Development, Inclusive Markets
How The Full Spectrum of Capital Can Enable Inclusive Growth in Agriculture
- Economic Development, Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Innovations in Sustainable Finance
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Desk Review on Market-Based Rural Sanitation Development Programs
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
An innovative new model pioneered by affordable housing finance companies (AHFCs) has made home ownership attainable for millions of…
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Findings from a Pilot Study in India
- Education & Youth, Inclusive Markets
The Opportunity to Transform Learning Outcomes for India’s Working Poor
- Economic Development, Global Development, Inclusive Markets, Systems Thinking
How Funders and Intermediaries can Help Markets Move toward Greater Economic Inclusion
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Understanding the Needs of India's Informal Housing Dwellers
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets, Shared Value
South Africa is faced with a crisis of high and rising youth unemployment. Throughout the country, only 1 in…
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Recommendations for Development of the Services Market
- Global Development, Inclusive Markets
Harnessing the Impact Potential of Technology Entrepreneurs
MSME Resilience
A New Framework for the New Normal
Bending The Arc
How The Full Spectrum of Capital Can Enable Inclusive Growth in Agriculture
Financing the Future of Asia
Innovations in Sustainable Finance
Scaling Market-Based Sanitation
Desk Review on Market-Based Rural Sanitation Development Programs
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