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- Foundation Strategy
Embracing an Ecosystem Approach for Philanthropy
Funders are shifting from being at the center of social change efforts to working in close partnership with the…
- Corporate/CSR
Flying through Interference
We believe that corporate changemakers need tools to properly diagnose interference and build enabling conditions for social impact strategies…
Shared Value Insights from Arauco’s Charles Kimber
October 29, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked four senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations off…
Anne Mulcahy: Finding My Own Path to Shared Value
October 19, 2012In her blog post, Finding My Own Path to Shared Value, Anne Mulcahy, who chairs the Board of Trustees for Save the Children, cites Creating Shared Value as the…
Shared Value Insights from Nestle’s Janet Voûte
October 3, 2012At FSG's Shared Value Leadership Summit in May, FSG asked senior leaders to discuss their perspectives on shared value. The results were conversations offering…
“To Build or Not to Build?” – That Is the Question
October 1, 2012Here’s a dilemma: You are the owner of a construction company and to expand your market, you need to go into neighborhoods where clients can’t pay the typical …
Shared Value: the Questions Investors Need to Ask Companies
September 4, 2012This post originally appeared on The Guardian's Sustainable Business Blog.
Shared Value in Côte D’Ivoire: Creating a Vibrant Cocoa Sector
June 26, 2012A few years ago, Mars was faced with the realization that we needed another Côte d’Ivoire to produce enough cocoa to meet the world’s growing choco…
Measuring Shared Value – The Cart Before the Horse?
June 13, 2012This post originally appeared on CECP's blog.If you don’t fully understand the concept of “shared value,” I can assure you you’re not alone.
A Shared Value Community of Practice
June 11, 2012Eighty-five individuals – mostly senior corporate executives – gathered at the Charles Hotel in Boston on May 31 to spend a day deepening their practice of Sha…
Shared Value in Boston: An FSG Event!
April 23, 2012One of my favorite things about FSG is our enchantment with ideas. FSG loves to noodle over, consider, go to the whiteboard, take time to reflect. We love to s…
Shared Value in Less Than Two Minutes
April 5, 2012The average elevator ride in New York City is 118 seconds. Per Jeffrey Hayzlett, writing in Harvard Business Review, that means you've got less than two minute…