Unleashing Girls’ Economic Potential
Watch this Webinar hosted with Futuremakers by Standard Chartered to access insights and data-based learnings, to hear first-hand from two of the young women leaders about what works to support girls’ transitions from education to employment, and to identify opportunities to collaborate. Speakers: Natasha Kwakwa, Global Head, Community Impact, Standard Chartered Yvonne Henry, Director, Brands, Women […]
Harnessing Equity
Watch this Webinar to delve into the critical question of how businesses can effectively integrate intersectionality into their equity, diversity and inclusion programmes. Speakers: Rudaba Zehra Nasir, Global Lead, Economic Inclusion, Gender and Economic Inclusion Department, IFC Daniel Seymour, Director, Strategic Partnerships, UN Women Ama Ocansey, UK Head of Diversity and Inclusion, BNP Paribas Dale […]
Driving Health Outcomes for Women and Children
Watch this Webinar with the Global Financing Facility to discover the pivotal role of businesses in advancing health for women, children, and adolescents. Speakers: Lilia Zakirova, Healthcare Public Policy Director, Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa, MSD Sneha Kanneganti, Private Sector Lead, Global Financing Facility Sue Tym, Social Impact Portfolio Senior Manager, Primark Ronald Wakhu, Senior […]
AI and Equity
Watch this Fireside Chat for a conversation on the nexus of AI and equity. Interviewees: Edward Tay, Associate Professor (Practice) in Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Institute for Training and Research & Adjunct Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Digital Finance, National University of Singapore Kacper Łodzikowski, Vice President, AI Capabilities, Pearson David Norman, […]
Navigating the Trends in Business and Equity
Watch this Fireside Chat with the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School to explore the evolution of the business and equity agenda. Interviewees: Jane Nelson, Founding Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School Interviewer: Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CEO, Business Fights Poverty
Applying a Gender Lens to Achieve Net-Zero
Watch this hybrid workshop with the UK FCDO’s WOW programme and PwC to hear the latest thinking and examples on how applying a gender lens can help drive progress towards net-zero. OPENING SPEAKERS: Cristina Bortes, Director, PWC Hernan Zunino, Climate and Nature Manager, Twinings Martin Ochien’g, Group Managing Director, Sasini PLC Kenya Lisa Manley, Vice […]
The Road Ahead for Climate Justice
Watch this Workshop to learn from experts and practitioners from across our global community about future priorities and strategies for putting people at the heart of climate change and climate action. OPENING SPEAKERS: Sally Uren, Chief Executive, Forum for the Future – UK Angela Pinhati, Director of Sustainability, Natura&Co Latam – Brazil Ana Laura Sayago, […]
Building the Business Case for Women Smallholders in Regenerative Agriculture (Full Video)
Watch this Fireside Chat with Hand in Hand on how we can create a compelling business case for regenerative farming for women smallholders at the ‘base of the pyramid’. Delve into the challenges and opportunities of measuring impact, while ensuring women farmers are the ones driving climate mitigation and collective action. INTERVIEWEES: Reagan Buluma, Regenerative […]
Futuremakers Youth Panel: Investing in Women in STEM to Tackle Green and Social Issues
Watch this Workshop with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship) to learn from leading female tech entrepreneurs who are solving green and social challenges in their communities. Explore how to scale and unlock the potential for a more sustainable, resilient, inclusive future. OPENING SPEAKERS: Allie Burns, CEO, Village Capital […]
Taking a System-Level Approach to Drive Positive Climate Action and Social Impact
Watch this Fireside Chat with Novozymes to hear practical advice on building partnerships that will drive positive action on climate change and for vulnerable communities. INTERVIEWEES: Erwin Rose, Chair of the Advisory Board, UN Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State Justin Perrettson, Advisory Board Member, CTCN and […]
Investing in Women Climate Tech Leaders
Watch this Fireside Chat with Standard Chartered (Futuremakers by Standard Chartered | Lifting participation with inclusive entrepreneurship) to hear how inclusion and equity in climate solutions are needed from all corners of our planet and every part of our society. Learn from the climate tech female entrepreneurs and leaders from the banking industry to explore […]
Addressing Health Inequities and Preventing Disease
Watch this Fireside Chat with MSD to hear about the ways in which the private sector can help overcome health inequities and prevent disease, and how your business can take action to help reach everyone, everywhere. INTERVIEWEES: Drew Otoo, President, Vaccines, MSD INTERVIEWER: Lola Adedokun, Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group and Co-Chair of the […]
Building an Equitable and Resilient Future
Building an Equitable and Resilient Future Watch our Fireside Chat with Visa Inc and the Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative to explore the trends shaping business action for the future we want. OPENING SPEAKERS: Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School Michelle Gethers, Chief Diversity Officer & Head of Corporate Responsibility, Visa Inc
Catalysing Female Entrepreneurship and Improving Access to Healthcare
Our workshop with Reckitt and WiNFUND is an opportunity to learn from 6 entrepreneurs from across Africa, and hear the speakers’ insights on how best to support women entrepreneurs and leverage technology, including AI. OPENING SPEAKERS: Hamzah Sarwar, Global Social Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt Patty O’Hayer, Global Head Communications & Government Affairs, Reckitt Pradeep Kakkattil, CEO, HIEx and […]
Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education
Harnessing Generative AI for Social Impact: Driving Access to Quality Education Our hybrid workshop with Pearson mapped out the opportunities and risks of generative AI for access to quality education for all, and explored the role business can play. OPENING SPEAKERS: Kacper Łodzikowski, Vice President, AI Capabilities, Pearson Brigid Evans, Director of Government Relations, Pearson Ravi Shankar […]
Working Together to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
Our hybrid workshop with Anglo American explored lessons and practical opportunities to collaborate across sectors to tackle the root causes of gender-based violence. OPENING SPEAKERS: Jane Pillinger, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Criminology, Open University Natalie Deacon, Director Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Avon International Hermien Botes, Head of Sustainability Engagement, Anglo American Thokozile Mcopele, Vice-President: […]
Rethinking Business Partnerships for the SDGs
Rethinking Business Partnerships for the SDGs This hybrid workshop with Meta builds on the latest research by the UN on transformations to accelerate progress towards the SDGs, and what this means for business partnerships. OPENING SPEAKERS: Amanda Gardiner, Head of ESG, Meta Payal Dalal, SVP, Social Impact, International Markets, Center for Inclusive Growth, Mastercard Astra Bonini, Senior […]
Inspiration and Innovation: Engaging Youth in Delivering on the SDGs
Listen to our Fireside Chat with Novozymes to explore how companies can bring the voice of youth into their SDG thinking and innovation and get ideas for your own approaches. INTERVIEWEES: Morten Enggaard Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, People, Sustainability & Brand, Novozymes A/S AiLun Ku, President & CEO, The Opportunity Network
Creating On-Ramps for a More Inclusive Digital Future
Watch this hybrid workshop with Walmart to hear the latest thinking on how businesses can partner on an inclusive digital future for employees, suppliers and customers. SPEAKERS: Welby Leaman, Senior Director, Global Public Policy, Walmart Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance for the SDGs, UNDP / UNCDF Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer, TechnoServe Drew Keller, Director, Institute for the Study […]
Taking a Farmer-Centric Approach to Boost Global Food Security
Watch this Fireside Chat with Cargill to hear the latest thinking on the intersection between two critical issues: global food security and advancing farmer livelihoods. INTERVIEWEES: Michelle Grogg, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Cargill César Galaviz, Rancher, Farmer and Agronomist, Río Fuerte Sur INTERVIEWER: Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, Business Fights Poverty