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18/06/2020

Daunted by how to use your company to create social impact? Find your company's social purpose beyond profits using the Purpose Playbook as a tool to become a purpose-led business. Contact us for guidance! https://www.svai.africa/purpose-playbook/

Developed by SVI and FSG.

27/05/2020

Nichole Yembra will be talking to Arnold Kwizera on CNBC Africa at 11:30 today.

Nichole Yembra is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Co which houses The Chrysalis Capital, a $15M African tech fund and The Chrysalis Advisors, a financial, investment, and strategy firm in Nigeria. With her track record in enterprise financial strategy, performance improvement, data driven decisioning, and corporate governance, Nichole has served companies in the financial, aviation, education, manufacturing, health, power, and consumer goods sectors in 25 countries.

She will be a panel member in the Discussion: Young Leaders Creating the Africa We Want at the Africa Shared Value Leadership Esummit, on 4 June 2020.

26/05/2020

Khanyi Chaba will be talking to Arnold Kwizera on CNBC Africa at 16:00 today.

Khanyi Chaba is the Head of Responsible Business at Old Mutual Limited. In that role, she is responsible for leading the design and roll out of the company sustainable development strategy for all Old Mutual Limited operations across 13 countries on the continent. This includes setting the strategic direction and OML responses to UN Global Compact and Sustainable Development Goals.

Khanyi will discuss the challenges presented by the pandemic and the support that Old Mutual is providing during COVID-19 at the Africa Shared Value Leadership Esummit, on 2 June 2020.

25/05/2020

CNBC Africa spoke to the co-founder & MD of FSG, Prof Mark Kramer about what the Shared Value model is and how it can benefit companies and the African economy at large. Prof Kramer is one of the speakers at the Africa Shared Value Leadership Esummit on 2 June 2020.

Africa Shared Value Leadership E-Summit comes at a time when many economies around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and different countries are putting in place economic recovery plans. Prof Mark Kramer, of Harvard Business School and Co-Founder of Shared Value Initiative (USA)....

13/02/2020

Don't miss out! Book your ticket at www.africasharedvaluesummit.com/book-now

Get 20% off when you book your ticket to the 2020 Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit in Kigali, Rwanda before 31 March 2020! Don't delay - visit www.africasharedvaluesummit.com/book-now today.

10/12/2019

28/11/2019

When it comes to measuring business impact, are the ESG factors enough? Get a Shared Value perspective on why business needs to take a broader, more connected view of its strategic integration of social and environmental issues in this recent article from Harvard professor George Serafeim and Shared Value co-creators Prof Michael Porter and Mark Kramer: www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1hm5ghqtxj9s7/Where-ESG-Fails

07/11/2019

This month, our team has begun our first research project on the state of Shared Value in Southern and East Africa, in partnership with the Strathmore University Business School. We're examining companies across the continent to understand how businesses in Africa view and create profit with purpose. Sign up to our newsletter for ongoing updates, topical research, SVAI news and more: www.tinyurl.com/SVAInewsletter

12/09/2019

The C-Suite has the ability to influence company-wide change. Don’t miss in-depth discussion on the role of business leadership in driving the shift to Shared Value and purpose-led business at our business breakfast on 25 September 2019, in partnership with The JSE Group. Learn more: www.svai.africa/event/jse-shared-value-business-breakfast

30/08/2019

Learn how Shared Value reconnects profit with social progress at the Johannesburg Business School Shared Value short course, 9 September 2019! Delve into practical case studies and unpack the benefits of purpose-led business. Learn more and book your spot today: www.svai.africa/event/shared-value-short-course-south-africa

06/08/2019

Global societal and environmental challenges are impacting the economic landscape and business must adapt to survive. Learn about how the Shared Value business model enables business to leverage these challenges to drive growth and gain a competitive advantage at the Johannesburg Business School Shared Value short course on 9 September 2019. Learn more and book your place at www.svai.africa/event/shared-value-short-course-south-africa

01/08/2019

A crucial part of building Africa’s most powerful Shared Value business network is understanding the current Shared Value landscape. To this end, this month we are embarking on an in-depth research project, in partnership with Strathmore University, to examine the state of Shared Value in Sub-Saharan Africa and how we can build on it to move our continent forward.