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Using Technology and Data for Social Impact
Social enterprise Digital ArticleMonth three of our special series on scaling entrepreneurial solutions that benefit society. -
How Social Entrepreneurs Make Change Happen
Social enterprise Digital ArticleThe story of how one organization envisioned a future transformed. -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Know the Difference Between Your Data and Your Metrics
Social enterprise Digital ArticleTo understand your social impact, you need to measure the right things. -
Sustainability's Faustian Dilemma
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWe all remember the SunChips Episode of 2010. Frito-Lay introduced bio-degradable packaging for SunChips in March, and was surprised to see sales of the... -
How Can India Unleash Its Entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIn the course of the last three days I have spent at the 2009 India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF), I have heard speeches from many politicians and policy-makers — from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning […] -
Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money
Social enterprise Digital ArticleData shows that direct cash transfers can lift people out of poverty. -
Galvanizing Philanthropy
Change management Magazine ArticleTo strengthen their impact in the world, philanthropic investors need to rigorously define their goals, be realistic about how to achieve them, and commit to continual, systematic improvement. -
Adding Values to Valuations: Indra Nooyi and Others as Institution-Builders
Leadership & Managing People Digital Article(Editor's note: This post is part of a six-week blog series on how leadership might look in the future. The conversations generated by these posts will... -
Making Cities Smarter: SuperCorp Goes to City Hall
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLooking for a grand vision to excite imaginations, stimulate investment, and get the economy moving faster? One with potential to improve lives, generate... -
The Case for Investing in Digital Public Infrastructure
Business and society Digital ArticleHow businesses and governments can work together to build digital foundations that benefit everyone. -
How a New Generation of Business Leaders Views Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThey’re taking multiple routes to social good. -
Expanding the Reach of Primary Care in Developing Countries
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleGetting there will take classic business skills. -
What You Can Learn from Mission-Driven Companies
Social enterprise Digital ArticleWhat can Procter & Gamble learn from Method, the San Francisco purveyor of natural home products? How about Fidelity Investments — could it profit from observing Zurich’s Sustainable Asset Management? What lessons are offered to mainstream companies by mission-driven companies, those small- and medium-sized enterprises that balance profitability with social and environmental goals? By studying […] -
Want to Change the World? Be Resilient.
Leadership Digital ArticleSocial entrepreneurs need grit, courage, and commitment. -
Solving Complex Social Problems Through Collaboration
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleConnecting philanthropy with need. -
A Guide to Building a More Resilient Business
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleDone right, it's a major competitive advantage. -
How Companies Can Champion Sustainable Development
Social enterprise Digital ArticleFocus on the problem you want to solve. -
Finance’s Next Opportunity: Social Investing
Social enterprise Digital ArticleFor visionary CEOs in the for-profit finance sector, a giant business opportunity is emerging: connecting entrepreneurs and their organizations with the resources they need to create lasting social change. Since the late 1980s, the citizen sector has taken off and experienced rapid growth in terms of productivity and impact. The financial industry has not kept […] -
How General Mills Uses Food Technology to Make an Impact in Africa
Social enterprise Digital ArticleThe industry giant is creating shared value with African businesses, paving the way for others in the process.
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One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleMost workers in the U.S. can’t afford unexpected expenses. A partnership between an asset firm and a non-profit created a system for building a cushion. -
The Paradox of Growing as a Values-Driven Company
Business and society Digital ArticleLessons from the B Corp movement about how to offer ethical alternatives at scale — without diluting your mission. -
Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Nonprofit organizations Magazine ArticleNominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact. -
OpenAI’s Failed Experiment in Governance
Corporate governance Digital ArticleIn mixing the for-profit and nonprofit models, OpenAI hoped for the best of both worlds. Instead, it got the worst. -
How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain
Human rights Digital ArticleA case study of the popular Dutch chocolate company. -
Research: Why Employees Accept Lower Pay at Mission-Oriented Companies
Compensation and benefits Digital ArticleA closer look at the social pressures that dissuade job candidates from negotiating for more money. -
The Case for Investing in Digital Public Infrastructure
Business and society Digital ArticleHow businesses and governments can work together to build digital foundations that benefit everyone. -
Should Your Start-up Be For-Profit or Nonprofit?
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Moving the Needle on Sustainability
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMany sustainability initiatives focus on improving the sustainability of products and operations in legacy or adjacent markets or on achieving sustainability... -
Why Sharing Economic Growth with the Community Is Good Business
Social and global issues Digital ArticleMutually beneficial partnerships can both drive profit and alleviate poverty. -
What Happens When a Company (Like Patagonia) Transfers Ownership to a Nonprofit?
Corporate governance Digital ArticleThis form of ownership may be new in the U.S., but it’s relatively common in Europe. -
How Business Coalitions Can Have a Strong Local Impact
Business and society Digital ArticleBest practices based on an analysis of more than 40 regional initiatives. -
Accounting for Climate Change
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The Net Positive Manifesto
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleBoth practically and morally, corporate leaders can no longer sit on the sidelines of major societal shifts or treat human and planetary issues as "someone... -
How NGOs Can Help More People with DIY Solutions
Business and society Digital ArticleIn certain cases, offering unfinished products to aid recipients can lead to better results — and help make the most of limited resources. -
How Low and Middle-Income Countries Are Innovating to Combat Covid
Global Business Digital ArticleSeven lessons for innovators everywhere. -
Getting Serious About Stakeholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBusiness can't thrive in an environment of unhealthy employees, customers, and communities, an at-risk planet, and a fractured society. To transition... -
Why Today’s Startups Pursue Both Ideas and Ideals
Corporate social responsibility Big IdeaPurpose can provide strategic and operational advantages. -
Power Sharing Can Change Corporations for the Better
Global Business Big IdeaStrategies for ensuring stakeholder voices are heard and ESG goals are met. -
A New Way to Scale Social Enterprise
Social enterprise Digital ArticleA new type of security, called “mission equity,” caps investor returns so the company’s financial success can help fuel its mission.
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Daddy Lab: A Chinese Social Enterprise's Dilemma
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the development of Daddy Lab, a Chinese social enterprise founded in 2015 by Wenfeng Wei. With extensive experience in product safety... -
Konecta: Strategic Transformations in a Digital Era
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case analyzes the evolution of the business model of the Spanish multinational Konecta, which, since its origin, was dedicated to providing Contact... -
for&from: An Inditex Group Social Franchise
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Starting in 2001, Inditex's Sustainability Department promoted with the Group's business units a unique chain that remained largely unknown to the general... -
Social Auditing in Global Supply Chains: Forced Labor in the Malaysian Rubber Glove Industry
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case is written from the perspective of Ting-ting Loh, CEO of Aguila Safety Group (ASG). A prominent UK-based personal protective equipment (PPE)... -
Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details The case describes Arla's history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual... -
Promigas Foundation: Knowledge Management as a Focus of Corporate Social Responsibility
Management Case Study11.95View Details Corporate foundations represent a distinctive avenue for companies to channel their resources into social initiatives, often straying from their core... -
Carbon Footprints: Methods and Calculations
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Describes methods to calculate the carbon footprint (greenhouse gas emissions) of an organization's operations and supply chain, and a product or service.... -
Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good
28.00View Details A cutting-edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion. Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts with remarkably few results.... -
Unpacking Plastic Packaging: Carvajal Empaques and the Challenge of Reimagining the Product Life Cycle
Management Case Study11.95View Details At the end of 2018, Ana Milena Munoz, of Carvajal Empaques S.A., a subsidiary of the Carvajal organization, was concerned. She was at a crossroads in... -
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners: Designing An Impact Investing Measurement Framework
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In February 2020, a social geographer at the University of Victoria was approached by one of the co-founders and managing partners of Raven Indigenous... -
Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth... -
The Kiri Group: A Social Enterprise Tackling Poverty in Kenya
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Makena Wanjiru, chair of Kiri Mount Kenya Conservation Network and Resource Centre (Kiri), wondered whether turning Kiri's loans business into a co-operative... -
Saving an Endangered Art: India's Handloom Heritage
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in November 2021 and traces the journey of a unique women-led collective-Weavers Resource Bridge (led by Talish Ray and her fellow handloom... -
Shein: An Ultra-Fast-Fashion Retailer's Digital Strategies
Management Case Study11.95View Details Shein, an ultra-fast-fashion brand, is one of the most downloaded shopping apps in the United States. With an estimated value of USD100bn in 2022, Shein... -
Acumen Fund: Measurement in Impact Investing (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: it looks for a return on its investments, and it also seeks entrepreneurial solutions... -
Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India: In Service for Sight
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Starting as a modest 20-bed hospital, Aravind had grown into a 1,400-bed hospital complex by 1992. It had by then screened 3.65 million patients and performed... -
Randall Krantz (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Randall Krantz sets out to transition his career out of engineering and into an environmental NGO. The case outlines Krantz' career before taking on the... -
Measuring Impact at JUST Capital
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ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details ApproTEC markets a range of technologies to improve the income of subsistence farmers and other small-scale entrepreneurs in East Africa. Having achieved...
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Using Technology and Data for Social Impact
Social enterprise Digital ArticleMonth three of our special series on scaling entrepreneurial solutions that benefit society. -
How Social Entrepreneurs Make Change Happen
Social enterprise Digital ArticleThe story of how one organization envisioned a future transformed. -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Know the Difference Between Your Data and Your Metrics
Social enterprise Digital ArticleTo understand your social impact, you need to measure the right things. -
Sustainability's Faustian Dilemma
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWe all remember the SunChips Episode of 2010. Frito-Lay introduced bio-degradable packaging for SunChips in March, and was surprised to see sales of the... -
How Can India Unleash Its Entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIn the course of the last three days I have spent at the 2009 India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF), I have heard speeches from many politicians and policy-makers — from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning […] -
Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money
Social enterprise Digital ArticleData shows that direct cash transfers can lift people out of poverty. -
Daddy Lab: A Chinese Social Enterprise's Dilemma
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the development of Daddy Lab, a Chinese social enterprise founded in 2015 by Wenfeng Wei. With extensive experience in product safety... -
Konecta: Strategic Transformations in a Digital Era
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case analyzes the evolution of the business model of the Spanish multinational Konecta, which, since its origin, was dedicated to providing Contact... -
Galvanizing Philanthropy
Change management Magazine ArticleTo strengthen their impact in the world, philanthropic investors need to rigorously define their goals, be realistic about how to achieve them, and commit to continual, systematic improvement.