A Market System Innovations approach for social change entails recognizing and supporting innovations across all three spheres of a market system. To know more, read: https://t.co/PI31zWuAMs
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Join #SSIRLive! on Dec 7 & learn to master the challenges of collective impact from Jane Wei-Skillern of @BerkeleyHaas & @PaulSchmitz1 of @CIForumTweets Register now: https://t.co/1KKb0haX4z
Innovations within a market system create possibilities for market progress. They are found not only in relation to business models and practices, but also in the spheres of market rules and norms governing the behaviors of market players.(2/2)
https://t.co/PI31zWMK0A
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Increasing women’s workforce participation can drive inclusive growth in India, and boost its GDP. But what will it take to create a gender-equitable workforce? Read our report to find out:
https://t.co/Lq9ilGkVrV
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What is an #InclusiveEconomy? @RockefellerFdn defines it as one in which there is expanded opportunity for more broadly shared prosperity, especially for those facing the greatest barriers to advancing their well-being.
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Short-term response to acute disasters is important, but philanthropy must also mount a long-term, systemic response to underlying root causes: #climatechange and its drivers. How can funders wanting to step into climate finance begin? Read:
https://t.co/WG7B3oWtKs
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Last week Talent Rewire and @sdworkforce hosted an in-person workshop for employers in San Diego! We unpacked identity, bias, and the conditions frontline employees need to feel heard. Stay tuned for our blog & learn more about enabling conditions here: https://t.co/D5KUcSx5aT
Introducing Maimuna Gassama! Maimuna joins FSG with a background in international development and conflict management. She is passionate about advancing #equity and developing sustainable impact that centers affected communities. Learn more: https://t.co/MlorUWE9RC
#SharedValue is defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while also advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates: https://t.co/VwoEPhSWpi
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Being a purpose-driven leader requires patience and a long-term view of the promise that your company’s purpose represents. The `Purpose Playbook’ serves a guide for putting purpose into practice. (2/2)
https://t.co/0lRB6mCNnD
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Another worrying effect of the growing climate crisis: Since 1999, the potential work hours lost due to heat exposure increased by 5·6 billion hours per year. In 2021, 470 billion hours were lost—an increase of 37% from the annual average in 1990–99. (1/2)
https://t.co/vDhjhTIxn3
The management of purpose-led companies are often visionaries, who are more inclined to think long-term and develop business strategies that will typically succeed for a long horizon. (5/5)
https://t.co/0lRB6mCNnD
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Great article from @FSGtweets about how despite heightened attention to ESG issues, surprisingly few companies are making meaningful progress in delivering on their commitments.
Profits for shareholders cannot be the sole driving force for companies. Purpose-led companies integrate purpose into business strategy to solve societal challenges while adding value to the environment they work in. There are five elements to this: (1/2)