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Environment, Global Development, Inclusive Markets

Just Climate Transitions in Bangladesh: Accelerating Multistakeholder Action in Textile and Apparel and Construction Industries

Bangladesh’s economy grew 24-fold between 1980 and 2023, reducing poverty rates by two-thirds. In the same period, Bangladesh’s greenhouse…

Foundation Strategy, Nonprofits/NGOs, Systems Thinking

The Water of Systems Change

Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the least explicit but most…

Corporate/CSR Shared Value
The Essential Link Between ESG Targets and Financial Performance (HBR)
September 16, 2022
Mark Kramer Marc Pfitzer
Mark Kramer and Marc Pfitzer describe why doing the math on the “impact intensity of profit” is necessary to meet both financial and ESG targets.
Economic Development Inclusive Markets
Advancing Practice in Catalytic Capital
May 18, 2022
Harvey Koh Catalina Martínez
The impact investing sector has arrived in the mainstream. Major financial services institutions have entered the field, and size estimates of the sector range…
Corporate/CSR Equity Shared Value
Centering Equity in Corporate Purpose
May 12, 2022
Bobbi Silten Dane Smith Nikhil Bumb Alicia Dunn Georgina Eckert Kate Tallant Meier Gillian Bath
Produced in partnership with the Shared Value Initiative, this publication explores the imperative for global business leaders to put equity at the center of t…
Gender Inclusive Markets
The Future of Work for Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh
April 1, 2022
Rishi Agarwal Anantya Chandra Akshay Kohli Harshika Gupta
Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) sector has played a critical role in its economic development, employing nearly 4 million people and contributing 14% t…
Global Health
The Turning Point: Prepare Now to Respond Better
March 28, 2022
Flynn Lebus Julie Jeanneret Sebastien Mazzuri
Harnessing the power of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries to bolster adult vaccination and respond to the next pandemic
Collective Impact Equity
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
March 1, 2022
John Kania Junious Williams, Jr.Paul Schmitz Sheri Brady Mark Kramer Jennifer Splansky Juster
The year 2021 marked 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review. Over the last decade, organization…
Economic Development Foundation Strategy
Rural America: Philanthropy’s Misunderstood Opportunity for Impact
December 9, 2021
Chris Carlson Joelle Cook
Often overlooked by national funders, rural America faces profound inequities, but also provides an untapped source of innovation. FSG received funding from th…
Corporate/CSR
Economics of Impact: The New Frontier of Impact Measurement and Management
December 8, 2021
Marc Pfitzer Catalina Martínez
FSG hosted a session on the Economics of Impact at the Building Bridges Week 2021 in Geneva. Our esteemed panelists were leaders in the food and pharmaceutical…
Environment Equity Foundation Strategy
Time to Act: How Philanthropy Must Address the Climate Crisis
November 2, 2021
Talia Alongi Laura Tilghman
As the climate crisis deepens, FSG shares this call to action for private foundations and donors, especially those that may not have focused on climate previou…
Corporate/CSR Equity
2021 CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity
July 7, 2021
Mahlet Getachew Shaibya Dalal Kendra Berenson Gabriella Cova Greg Hills
What companies can do to advance racial equity and combat systemic racism in the workplace, communities, and society

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