Point of View

Leveraging the Power of the Private Sector to Drive Economic Inclusion: A Q&A with Lynette Bell, President of Truist Foundation
Shared Value Initiative
Point of View | Equity, Financial Inclusion
Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. Established in 2020, Truist Foundat…
A Conversation with Beatriz Tumoine, Global Social Impact Director, CEMEX
The Shared Value Initiative
Point of View
SVI: You recently moved from CEMEX’s Human Resources team to the Global Social Impact team. Why did you make that move? Beatriz Tumoine: There are very few ch…
Answering the Unexpected Call
Michael Stroik, 3M, with Garfield Bowen, 3M
Point of View | Equity
A Conversation with Garfield Bowen, Vice President of Social & Environmental Justice Strategy and Initiatives, 3MIn July 2020, I was pleased to see our com…
By focusing on the human impact of the climate crisis, companies can turn risks into opportunities
Rishi Agarwal, Chirlie Felix and Laura Tilghman
Point of View | Climate Change, Equity
It’s time for business to move beyond simply managing risks to addressing opportunity as the world reels under a growing climate crisis, a global pandemic, thr…
Learnings from the Field: FSG CEO Greg Hills on the Work of Advancing Equity
Greg Hills - FSG
Point of View | Racial Equity
We hosted the 2021 Shared Value Initiative Leadership Summit on November 8-10, 2021 which explored how companies can deliver equitable outcomes while also real…
Change the World: To reimagine capitalism, we need to reimagine power
Alicia Dunn - SVI, Victor Tavarez - FSG
Point of View
In the six years since the first Fortune Change the World list was published, and particularly over the past 18 months, there have been increased calls for the…
Change the World—for Whom? Why Addressing Racism Must be a Top Corporate Priority
Nikhil Bumb - FSG, Chris Carlson - FSG, and Lakshmi Iyer - FSG
Point of View
2020 has tested many corporations’ aspirations to be a force for social good. As we recognize this year’s Change the World list, we’re inspired by the many com…
Cultivating a Purposeful Culture for Creating Shared Value
Phil Preston, Author of Connecting Profit with Purpose
Point of View
A common feature of enlightened CEOs who embrace stakeholder capitalism and create shared value is that they build and maintain strong and purposeful work cult…
Corporate Purpose and the Great Reset
Bobbi Silten and Alicia Dunn - Shared Value Initiative
Point of View
During the early months of the global pandemic, we frequently heard and used the expression “in a post-COVID-19 world” when thinking about the future. Now, aft…
A CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity
Greg Hills, Lakshmi Iyer - FSG, Michael McAfee, Josh Kirschenbaum - PolicyLink, Martin Whittaker - Just Capital
Point of View | Racial Equity
The courageous antiracist movement sweeping across the world has called into question the American legacy. We have a choice now either to continue the legacy o…
Corporate Silence and Anti-Racism
Nikhil Bumb - FSG
Point of View | Racial Equity
George Floyd. Elijah McClain. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Rayshard Brooks. Riah Milton. Dominique Fells. Nina Pop. Sean Reed.In the wake of the cont…
We Need a Reset. Our Future Depends On It.
Nicole Trimble - Talent Rewire, Alicia Dunn and Sam Wollak - Shared Value Initiative
Point of View | Income Inequality, Racial Equity, Workforce Development
“Reopen the economy”, “get back to normal”, “end the shutdown”…For most of the U.S. it’s been almost two months since states implemented stay at home orders an…
COVID-19: Companies, Let’s Get Practical
Nikhil Bumb, Chris Carlson - FSG
Point of View | Racial Equity, Workforce Development
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing companies to reexamine their impact on society and their responsibility to all their stakeholders—employees, customers, communit…
Coronavirus Is Putting Corporate Social Responsibility to the Test
Mark Kramer - FSG
Point of View
For millions of Americans, the new relief law will be too little too late. It is expected to take three weeks for cash payments to reach laid-off employees and…
Supporting Frontline Employees During COVID-19
Nicole Trimble - Talent Rewire
Point of View | Health & Nutrition, Income Inequality, Racial Equity
It’s an anxious time for all of us – with increased calls for social distancing, schools across the country transitioning to virtual learning, and more cases o…
COVID-19 and Corporate Purpose—Four Ways Businesses Can Respond Now
Greg Hills - FSG
Point of View | Health & Nutrition, Income Inequality
The continuous COVID-19 developments are both dizzying and daunting. Countries and communities alike are grappling with strained health systems and strict cont…
How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems
Mark Kramer, Helge Manhe, Marc Pfitzer - FSG
Point of View
The corporate social conscience is on display in Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders from business, government, and civil society are assembled for the an…
Be a “Norms-Maker” If You Aspire to Be Purpose-Led
Marc Pfitzer - FSG
Point of View
Business today is reconnecting with its core purpose of addressing society’s needs in profitable ways. Some companies are forced into rethinking their “reason …
Delivering on the Promise of Purpose Beyond Profits
Greg Hills - SVI, Bobbi Silten - SVI
Point of View
Do you believe that companies should have a purpose beyond profits? If your answer is yes, you’re in the right place. Fortune’s fifth annual Change the World L…
Companies That Lead With Authentic, Ambitious Purpose Can Capture Value From Six Sources
Nikhil Bumb, Dane Smith
Point of View
In response to pressure from employees, customers, and communities, hundreds of companies have announced a purpose. But upon closer examination, the vast major…
What Is Corporate Purpose? No, Let Me Rephrase That. What Is a Corporate Purpose Worth Having?
Dane Smith - FSG
Point of View
Everyone is talking about purpose these days. Customers and employees are asking about it. Millennials are particularly insistent about seeing evidence of purp…