poverty

What Paul Polman did next: Former Unilever CEO to lead new sustainability foundation

Paul Polman confirms plans for new organisation called Imagine which will focus on combating climate change and poverty

Management
08 July 2019

Did you hear the one about the Big Banks?

BNP Paribas' Bob Hawley reveals the work BNP Paribas is doing to address SDG1, the target to end poverty

Investment
05 July 2019

Study: Fear of breaching competition law stifling sustainability efforts

EXCLUSIVE: Competition law is having a 'chilling effect' on sustainability projects in the agriculture supply chain, Fairtrade Foundation warns

Supply chain
25 January 2019

SDG1: No Poverty

Management
08 January 2019

Poverty is not an inevitability in Yemen, Ethiopia or Britain

But business needs to think more carefully about their operations to drive real change, argues Oxfam's Matthew Spencer

Management
04 December 2018

SDG 1: The inside story of the World Bank's first IDA bond

The World Bank's International Development Association issued its first bond in April 2018 - and investors jumped at the chance to support its poverty-fighting programme

Investment
29 November 2018

Does the UK need a minister for the SDGs?

Faith groups call on Theresa May to appoint a minister responsible for developing a plan for the UK to hit each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Politics
20 November 2018

SDG1 Case Study: How Burberry is helping Afghan goat farmers cash in on cashmere

Despite its luxury cachet, many of Afghanistan's cashmere farmers still live in extreme poverty - Fashion giant Burberry has teamed up Oxfam and PUR Projet to try and change things for the better

Supply chain
19 November 2018

Tackling poverty: Six top tips for embedding SDG 1

Eradicating poverty may seem like one of the most daunting tasks set by the Sustainable Development Goals, but with these pointers from the experts businesses can help lead the way