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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…
Functional Shared Value
March 19, 2012I was playing a board game with my 6 year old niece last week and she told me she wants to grow up to be a ballerina. Or maybe a job working with animals. She …
Environmental Shared Value Opportunities
February 27, 2012There is a natural link between shared value and environmental issues: use less and create money. Reducing energy, materials, or natural resources used in prod…
Shared Value & Social Enterprise: A Match Made in Heaven
February 6, 2012There are many reasons why large corporations are challenged to capitalize on shared value opportunities. One that is frequently cited is the inability to look…
The Advantage of Family-Owned Businesses in Creating Shared Value
September 19, 2011Family-Owned multinationals are achieving big wins against climate change, sustainable agriculture, infectious diseases, and many other issues in ways that als…
How Do Small and Mid-sized Businesses Create Shared Value?
August 31, 2011A colleague and I were recently invited to talk about shared value with members of the Entrepreneurs Foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though we had a …
Summer Reading: Creating Shared Value
July 18, 2011Following on heels of our recent Leadership Summit, there continues to be a buzz about Creating Shared Value.Here are some recent shared value articles to add …
NGOs: From Grantees to Shared Value Partners
July 18, 2011Among all the inquiries we’ve received about Creating Shared Value during the last 6 months, the most curious have been from non-governmental organizations (NG…
Creating Shared Value Across Europe
May 24, 2011I really do have the best job in the world. Over the past 2.5 weeks I’ve had the opportunity to speak about Creating Shared Value (CSV) at three different even…
CSR vs. CSV – What’s the difference?
February 18, 2011In response to the recent Harvard Business Review article on Creating Shared Value I wrote with Michael Porter, I’ve received questions about the relationship …
Porter on Shared Value at Davos 2011
January 25, 2011FSG co-founder Michael Porter joined 2500 global leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, presenting a plenary on creating …