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​The Business Value & Social Performance Approach is a practical guide developed to help companies enhance their social impact and business performance through improved data insights and decision-making. It addresses many organizations' challenges in aligning social impact with business value due to a lack of vision and necessary insights. 

The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI), powered by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), is launching three Executive Action Briefs to equip corporate leaders with actionable strategies for driving social progress while enhancing business value and resilience.

B4SI Joins the Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI) Together, we will strengthen our missions to drive systemic change and place social accountability and inclusive growth at the core of business agendas. This partnership is a significant step towards creating a more equitable global business landscape. 

Initiatives to cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace are no longer just nice to have—they’re business critical. Unlocking the potential of every employee sows the seeds of innovation, success and meaningful change that stretches far beyond the four walls of an organization.

The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI) is pleased to announce the addition of two prominent organizations, Open for Business and Valuable 500, to its expanding coalition. These new members bring a wealth of expertise and a shared commitment to addressing global inequalities, furthering BCTI’s mission to place social accountability and inclusive growth at the core of the business agenda

Bridging the Inequality Gap: Global Executives, UN Agencies & NGOs unite through a two year Extension of the Business Commission to Tackle Inequality

The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI) has unveiled its latest case study report, “How Unilever builds and delivers its social performance strategy”, offering insights into effective strategies for addressing inequality within the private sector. The report, created by PwC, highlights Unilever's exemplary journey in defining and implementing a robust social impact strategy across its business and value chain. 

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is proud to announce the official merger of Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) with the Equity Action Imperative to create the B4IG Equity Action Platform, establishing a powerful joint initiative dedicated to tackling inequality and driving transformative business action.

The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality just released the Portuguese and Spanish translations of its flagship report, "Tackling Inequality: An agenda for business action". The Portuguese version was launched at a roundtable in Sao Paolo, in collaboration with Nestlé and the Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS), and the Spanish version, in partnership with KPMG and Acción Empresas, was launched at an event in Santiago, Chile.

New report identifies ten catalytic actions that business can take to address rising inequality.

New report by WBCSD, the Council for Inclusive Capitalism and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) showcases insights and case studies to support energy companies in their efforts to advance a just transition to a net-zero carbon energy system.

Rising inequality weakens our ability to tackle the climate crisis. We are witnessing firsthand how climate change is compounding global inequality, with extreme weather threatening the world’s poorest countries and communities.