How effectively measuring social impact leads to more profitable business strategies
There were many ‘aha moments’ at the Shared Value breakfast held at the JSE this March. Only one caused the ...
From the CEO’s Desk: March 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic feels unprecedented. But we have faced global pandemics before and we will face similar, and worse, crises ...
FROM THE CEO’S DESK: FEBRUARY 2020
The latest World Economic Forum Global Risks Report singles out health systems as a significant area of risk for 2020. As ...
Shared Value Africa Initiative: Balancing profit, social impact and entrepreneurship
How can entrepreneurs balance the need to raise capital, profitability and the need to have social impact in their communities ...
Shared Value For Health In Rwanda: Abbott
By investing in health systems and universal health insurance[1], Rwanda has improved its citizens’ life expectancy and expanded access to ...
Why Purpose-led Employees are Great Assets for Thriving Businesses
A few years ago, any conversation around employee attraction and retention was mainly around pay and benefits or job security, ...
Shared Value Insights from Harvard: A Short Course Report
This November, Shared Value Africa Initiative CEO Tiekie Barnard travelled to Boston, USA, for the Harvard Business School course on ...
FREE TRADE AND SHARED VALUE – A MATCH MADE FOR AFRICA?
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is big news. It was the central leitmotif to November’s Africa Investment ...
FROM THE CEO’S DESK: November 2019
One of our goals as the Shared Value Africa Initiative is to break down barriers between Africa’s 54 nations and ...
How successful are incubation programmes at addressing youth unemployment 3 years on?
Back in 2016, KCB Group and Mastercard Foundation entered into a partnership worth $30 Million with the aim of addressing youth unemployment ...
