Henning Ringholz
Meet Henning Ringholz, Senior Executive for the Small Foundation and the focus of this week’s Business Fights Poverty Spotlight podcast. Henning and the Small Foundation are on a mission to help end extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting initiatives that improve the business ecosystems that proliferate income opportunities. As part of this, Henning is […]
Shabnam Hameed
Located in Sydney, Shabnam’s journey to this difficult subject took her from artist and filmmaker to union worker and community organiser. Ten years ago, her work began to become more and more focused on gender issues. Today she is supporting the International Finance Corporation (the IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group. Their […]
Neil Gaught
During our Spotlight interview, Neil explains why he was driven to write: ‘CORE, How a single organising idea can change business for good’ and the difficulties businesses find in focusing around a purpose authentically. Realising the business need for practical applications Neil then explains why he developed Single Organising Idea (SOI®) as a management tool to […]
Paul Polak
Paul is perhaps the godfather of social enterprise in emerging markets. He has dedicated the past 35 years of his life as well as his money and considerable entrepreneurial talents on find lasting scalable solutions for those living on less than $2 a day. Non-profits and businesses launched under Paul’s guidance have helped an estimated […]
Anna Johnson
During this podcast – Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, talks with Anna Johnson – Business Fights Poverty’s new editor in chief. Anna, who has just turned thirty, gives her perspective on why collaboration is essential to addressing big social and environmental issues; her surprise by how much positive impact big business can deliver; and […]
Amanda Gardiner
During this personal and insightful podcast we get an insider’s perspective on the opportunities Amanda is seeing for Pearson and other businesses to integrate sustainability into core business. Amanda shares details as to why she is excited about growing investor interest in social and environmental issues, but frustrated by the legacy of philanthropic donations. During […]
Zahid Torres-Rahman
This spotlight interview gets close up and personal with Business Fights Poverty’s co-founder Zahid Torres-Rahman. During the podcast, Zahid explains how his time working abroad and as a specialist adviser and civil servant for the UK Government drove him to set up his first social business in 2005. This candid interview reveals what motivates and […]
Yvette Torres-Rahman
What does it take to leave the security of full-time employment with a big business to setting up your own social business? This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership interviews our very own Business Fights Poverty co-founder Yvette Torres-Rahman and explores this very topic. Born in Ibiza, Yvette met Business Fights Poverty co-founder and […]
Careen Abb
During this podcast, Careen explains why addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their large financing gap, requires an impact analysis implementation framework to be applied up front. Careen highlights how a holistic approach to impact analysis, i.e. understanding both positive and negative effects, across the three pillars of sustainable development (social, environmental and economic), […]
Dr Donal Brown CBE
During this interview Donal shares more on his new role as Associate Vice President of the Program Management Department at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and why he is convinced by the four Ps: public, private, producer partnerships. BFP: Tell us about your new role at IFAD? Donal: Arguably the heart of IFAD’s […]
Maike von Heymann
Anglo American is the globe’s sixth largest mining company, mining diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel in in Southern Africa, North and South America and Australia. With 87,000 employees, this UK headquartered company have been in operation for over 100 years. In this interview Maike von Heymann, […]
Andrew Howard
Andrew began his career as a mining analyst; before moving to the NGO sector, leading Global Witness’s finance campaign; after a brief stint with McKinsey as a management consultant, Andrew moved to lead Goldman Sachs’ GS SUSTAIN strategy – which sought to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the company’s long term investment […]
Laura Kelly
Laura Kelly was until recently Team Leader for DFID’s Business Engagement Hub. With a career in sustainable development, her previous roles include: ActionAid, where she led their agriculture and trade policy work and The ONE campaign, where Laura was the European Policy Director. With degrees in agriculture and international development, Laura has also written and […]
Sue Garrard
What is next for Sue Garrard, Unilever’s outgoing Senior Vice President for Sustainable Business Development and Communications? Find out as Business Fights Poverty’s Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership catches up with Sue Garrard, Unilever’s outgoing Senior Vice President for Sustainable Business Development and Communications to learn about her perspectives on: The speed of the […]
Tamsin Jones
Did you know that women represent just 28.8% of researchers worldwide, the global gender pay gap is 28% and women hold only 23.7% of parliamentary seats? Gender inequality continues in the upper echelons of decision-making: so where are the solutions? This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership meets with Tamsin Jones. A lady whose […]
Sizakele Marutlulle
This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Sizakele Marutlulle, Founder and CEO of communications strategy company: Marutlulle +CO. Sizakele talks to us in anticipation of her keynote speaker role during the Business Fights Poverty flagship 2018 Oxford conference. Sizekele’s experience as a brand builder, strategist and purposeful business champion […]
Henriette Kolb
This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty, interviews Henriette Kolb, Head of the Gender Secretariat at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group This interview gives a thorough insight into gender equality, why it is still an issue more than a century after the suffragette […]
Emeritus Professor David Grayson, CBE
This week Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Emeritus Professor David Grayson, CBE, fresh back from his book launch and in anticipation of the Business Fights Poverty Oxford conference 2018, where he joins the expert panel exploring business purpose, values and collaboration. David’s experience delivering and advising on purposeful business […]
Daniella Foster
The tourism industry already accounts for 10.4% GDP and employs 313 million people; find out why Hilton is on a social and environmental mission to ensure its future. Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership at Business Fights Poverty interviews Daniella Foster, Senior Director of Global Corporate Responsibility at Hilton Hotels and Resorts to find out […]
Dominic White
Today marks the launch of Measuring Up, the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development’s (UKSSD) first stock take of progress across the UK against all the 169 targets identified in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Business Fights Poverty’s Katie Hyson caught up with Dominic White, co-founder and co-chair of UK-SSD, as well as Head of […]