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The Ecosystem of Shared Value
Article
Companies must collaborate to capture the economic benefits of social progress.
Smart Power for Rural Development: Creating a Sustainable Market Solution to Energy Poverty
Case Study | Income Inequality
Despite great effort and the huge sums of money spent on promoting the expansion of national grids, poor rural communities worldwide continue to lack affordable and reliable electricity.
YieldWise: Building a Better Food System in Africa Through Shared Value Partnerships
Case Study | Agriculture
The Rockefeller Foundation’s YieldWise Initiative is designed to reduce food loss globally by at least 50% and to improve the lives of millions of the rural poor.
Novartis Access: Democratizing Health Care
Case Study | Health & Nutrition
Novartis Access was launched in September 2015 as a way to improve access to affordable noncommunicable disease treatments in lower income countries.
21 Partners – The Investment Case Study: Farnese Vini
Case Study
21 Partners is a European investment firm with a local presence in Italy, France, Switzerland and Poland and invests in mid-market companies and makes them grow.
Pact: Innovating organizational structure to facilitate shared value partnerships
Case Study | Health & Nutrition, Income Inequality
At work since 1971, Pact works today in more than 30 countries, building local promise with an integrated, adaptive approach to international development.
Shared Value in Action Case Study: Cemex Patrimonio Hoy Housing Program
Case Study | Income Inequality
Mexico-based cement and building supply company Cemex pioneered an innovative model that profitably offers low-income consumers access to finance and materials for housing improvements.
The New Role of Business in Global Education
Report | Education, Workforce Development
Shared value defines a new role for business in helping to overcome the global education and unemployment crisis.
Extracting with Purpose: Creating Shared Value in the Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors’ Companies and Communities
Report | Health & Nutrition, Workforce Development
Given their size, scale, and footprint, extractives companies have tremendous opportunity to generate societal benefits.