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What will be the impact of the economic downturn on corporate interest in world poverty?
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Samantha - you make an interesting point. I had always thought of the two key strengths of a business approach to poverty reduction as being its scalability and sustainability. Your example suggests this is true, but that it is each business that ...
With regard to your point about 'scaling up'. It seems to me that there is too much emphasis on scaling up. The great success of SME sectors in the developed world is in their diversity where every small business finds its own niche and USP. In so...
Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute, and Chair of the 2009 Event Series, "Harnessing the Power of Business for Development Impact", shares his reflections on the series.
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We all agree that supporting entrepreneurs in developing countries is crucial to lifting people out of poverty. How best to do it?
I feel that this is good, but based on the way things work, I believe that we need to focus our own power to promote local business's as well as companies that are local companies and people that can own their own business's and grow within the co...
The question if it is possible for Coca-cola to set up a business file to make the vanilla production going in the fair trade in Madagascar ,like it happens for cacao ,and some other product .
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Simon Maxwell, ODI: Harnessing the power of business for development impact: towards the fourth generation
Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute, and Chair of the 2009 Event Series, "Harnessing the Power of Business for Development Impact", shares his reflections on the series. The Series was organised by the ODI, the UK Department for International Development,… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments
Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change
Blog Action Day, this year on 15 October, is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 - focusing on climate change - will be the largest-ever social change event on the web..
Click here to add blog on 15 October about climate change, and b… Continue
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Vacancy: Procurement for Development Forum Manager and Research Fellow, Chatham House
Chatham House is recruiting a manager/research fellow for the Procurement for Development Forum on a fixed term appointment. This post offers a great opportunity to work with the… Continue
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Peace, its Causes and Economic Value
Post submitted by Steve Killelea, Founder, Global Peace Index, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Steve was recently the key note speaker at the Peace Through Commerce conference. To watch highlights of his speech, click here.… Continue
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A "Good for Development" Company Mark: A Good Idea?
The Overseas Development Institute has proposed a new "Good for Development" (GfD) Mark that recognises companies that are delivering development gains through their core business: creating jobs, bringing investment capital, training workers, usi… Continue Posted on August 11, 2009 at 11:30pm — 7 Comments
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- At 2:57pm on March 24, 2009,
Okot Alphonse Abude said… - l would like to thank and congratulate all the members for the perfect effort put across to address real Bussiness in the World. Hope the kindest efforts will help develope bussiness to a higher level
- At 5:44pm on March 19, 2009,
Antonio said… - Congratulations for the CREDO, I also belive in education like a key of development
- At 8:17am on February 19, 2009,
Wilson Wizalamu said… - In 1996 I found the following CREDO on a wall poster in the Office of one Executive at Zambuko Trust (a Zimbabwean NGO Micro-Finance Institution) and I adopted it as my CREDO too. I trust other social entrepreneurs will find this inspiring too.
Entrepreneur’s Credo - Dean Alfange
"I do not choose to be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon, if I can.
I seek opportunity, not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk to dream and to build, to fall and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole; I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence, the thrill of fulfilment to the stale calm of Utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficience or my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master [save God] nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid, to think and act for myself: to enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say: This, with God's help, I have done.
All this is what it means to be an Entrepreneur”
- Dean Alfange
- At 3:52pm on February 15, 2009,
Steve Jennings said…
- Extreme Poverty causes extreme death. It creates extreme need. It demands extreme urgency, extreme compassion and sustainable & scalable solutions that deliver extreme help. Global emergencies need the participation of the global business community.
It is crucial that global business performs with a sense of PURPOSE, and not just performs for short term shareholder interests.
We know that charity alone is not the answer in tackling poverty, nor is business. But great potential lies in the intersection of the two.
We need to change the way WE think, the way WE make decisions, OUR habits of the heart, and how WE do business.
We need creative approaches to reinvigorate capitalism and make it more inclusive.
The most important people in this process is the 'up and coming' generation. We have to make sure that what ever system we put in place does not stifle entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and innovation, that is what drives our system.
If we fail to activate youth in the global fight against extreme poverty and hunger (MDG#1), and fail to put business at the service of humanity in new ways, we will have failed in our collective responsibility.
Being a catalyst in the worldwide movement to end hunger and extreme poverty is perhaps the greatest opportunity zyOzy can bring to the 'up and coming' generation. From this perspective, we have discovered that ending hunger and extreme poverty is not fundamentally a problem to be solved, but a profound opportunity for unleashing the human / entrepreneurial spirit.
- At 8:26am on September 27, 2008,
Corin Mitchell said… - Excellent work Zahid and the team.
Corin Mitchell
Associate Director
KPMG South Africa
Africa Development Advisory Services
- At 10:22pm on August 8, 2008,
Bruce Wagner said… - Saw your post on the Network Creators forum....
Cool network you have.... Great work!
- At 1:57pm on August 1, 2008,
Paul M said… - Well thanks for your message , I wanted to send you a direct message but I cant because of techno problems I am having over here . We are running around to make sure our inaugural Top30under30 gala is a success to we are involved in all forms of marketing Africa wide . You could help by spreading the word . How abt that ? Any questions direct them to me ?
- At 11:43am on August 1, 2008,
Paul M said…
- this is awesome !!!
- At 7:27pm on May 26, 2008,
Phil Pugsley said… - Thanks for the warm welcome Zahid, who know's what a positive catalyst this could be. Well done!
Phil
- At 3:10am on May 11, 2008,
Peter Burgess said… - The good news is that business does a better job of managing resources than other economic entities and structures. The bad news is that business tends to optimizing profit and stockholder value ... and accountancy has metrics for this. Though there is increasing dialog about CSR and other business metrics to address social impact ... they are not enough. My hope is that Tr-Ac-Net's emerging Community Impact Accountancy (CIA) will help to clarify performance not only for Social Business, but also for Profit Maximizing Enterprises and for Philanthropy and Not for Profits.
Peter
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