This article, which was the winner of the McKinsey Award for the Best Harvard Business Review Article in 2006, also served a key role in the evolution of the shared value concept.
The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
This article was published in the Harvard Business Review in 2002 and served as one of the first articles that led to the evolution of the shared value concept.
I’ve found that whenever I start a new job, the first 100 days go by quickly and it was no different stepping into the role as the leader of the Shared Value I…
These days it’s hard to miss articles about the future of work – whether it’s the gig economy or the debate about robots replacing humans, there’s no doubt tha…
America traded one recession for a far more serious one
Michael E. Porter - Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School
The headline economic indicators – GDP growth, the unemployment rate, the stock market — all say that the United States is in the midst of a sustained economic…
How Insurance Companies are Preparing for the Future through Shared Value
This is an exciting time of innovation and impact for the insurance industry. As we’ve discussed in our research, insurance is the ultimate shared value indust…
These days there seems to be an ever-growing list of global challenges facing governments, civil society, businesses and citizens of the planet. From cybersecu…
How a culture of “doing the right thing” is good for business
MOD Pizza was founded with the goal of using business to make a positive social impact. Founders Ally and Scott Svenson realized that through the fast-casual p…
A Partnership that Pays: ESL Credit Union’s Innovative Approach to Pipeline Development
The Challenge: ESL Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Rochester, New York, recognizes that its employee base must reflect the demographics of the surroundi…
The last socially acceptable form of discrimination: Shifting harmful social norms in obesity
If someone told you they had been discriminated against because of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, or country of birth, you wou…
New Research: The Competitive Advantage of Racial Equity
Corporate America is missing out on one of the biggest opportunities of our time for driving innovation and growth: creating business value by advancing racial…
Change the World? Indeed! The world already seems to be changing more quickly than anyone can keep up with. From one breathless headline to the next, we are …
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and CEO, PolicyLinkMark Kramer, Founder and Managing Director, FSGNow, more than ever, the future of America depends on equity…
Different Perspectives, Shared Vision: Two Abbott Leaders Discuss How Sustainable Business Can Improve Lives
John Ginascol - Abbott. Katherine Pickus - formerly at Abbott
We sat down with Katherine Pickus, Divisional Vice President, Global Citizenship and Policy, Abbott and John Ginascol, Vice President, Nutrition Supply Chain, …
How healthcare companies win in the new Sustainable Development Goals era
The world is now so awash with content it’s hard, maybe even impossible, to separate the wheat from the chaff. You can be forgiven then, for missing what I th…
Companies Can Accelerate Solutions to the Refugee Crisis
The current volume of worldwide refugees is staggering—20 million people are categorized as refugees out of 60 million displaced from their homes according to …
Time to talk about partnerships for access to medicines
Access to healthcare is making controversial headlines these days as the report of the High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines set up by the Secretary-General …
Companies do not operate in isolation. The synergy between business success and addressing social problems can be powerful. The first large-scale program to di…
Greedy. Dishonest. Destructive. Exploitive.That’s how people describe corporate leaders today. The reputation of business hit an all-time low during the Great …
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