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Dharma Life’s Pivot: How a social enterprise is empowering women entrepreneurs and transforming its model in response to COVID-19

18 September 2020Oliver Sloman & Geric DunfordCollaborations, COVID-19 series, GeographyAcademic, Voice of the Village

COVID-19 poses an immense threat to the people of rural India. This is the case both immediately as a health and wellbeing concern and in the longer term as development issues fail to progress due to a shift in focus and funding. Approximately 400 million people working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to this crisis. This devastating impact on livelihood could take the lives of more Indians than the disease itself.

Voice of the Village: confronting the new normal

9 September 2020Wheeler InstituteCollaborationsRegistration, Voice of the Village

Be part of the conversations that create solutions and join Dharma Life’s rural women entrepreneurs and a network of global partners to identify and discuss the challenges faced by rural communities.

Sustainable Supply Chains: Organisational Levers

9 September 2020Sarah PavluStudent voiceSustainable Supply Chains

How can sustainable supply chains be driven throughout an organisation? This year, a group of LBS students came together to explore this topic in more detail (read more about us here.

Sustainable Supply Chains: Latest Trends

2 September 2020Véronique VeraStudent voiceSustainable Supply Chains

What are the latest trends related to sustainable supply chains? This year, a group of LBS students came together to explore this topic in more detail.

The pivotal role of technology in emerging markets business development

25 August 2020Giri KesavanStudent voice

With COVID-19 continuing to hamper ‘bricks and mortar’ business expansion across most global markets, understanding and leveraging digital tools have become more essential than ever to create sustainable business models across macroeconomic shocks.

Sustainable Supply Chains: Quantifying Impact

20 August 2020Ariane TardiouStudent voiceSustainable Supply Chains

Calls to action around sustainability have increased in the past few decades, putting pressure on numerous stakeholders to adopt new ways of business. In particular focusing on sustainability in supply chains can help businesses achieve a significant positive impact, with 80% of global trade passing through supply chains.

Sustainable Supply Chains: An Introduction

13 August 2020Ariane Tardiou1 CommentStudent voiceSustainable Supply Chains

How important is sustainability in supply chains? This year, a group of LBS students came together as a part of the inaugural Social Impact Cohort to explore this topic in more detail.

Social Impact Cohort in 2020

13 August 2020Sarah Pavlu & Veronique VeraStudent-led initiativesSustainable Supply Chains

This year, the Student-led Learning team at LBS launched the Social Impact Cohort – with a focus on Sustainable Supply Chains for the pilot programme.

Driving empowerment, education and community self-sustenance in Kenya

28 July 2020Giri KesavanStudent voiceCOVID-19

A reflective essay by Giri Kesavan, MBA student at London Business School, graduating in 2021. Hand washing. It’s the story of 2020. A phrase that was seldom used prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a whole new dictionary of words has been introduced to our daily lives over the past six months. Of course, some countries…

Foreign aid through domestic tax reforms?

24 July 2020Wheeler InstituteResearch we supportResearch

Evidence from multinational firm presence in developing countries The challenge Multinational firms account for a significant part of resource allocation in the global economy. This is a particularly important issue in developing countries. Multinational firm investment in developing countries can often be associated with growth, however, these firms are often accused of exploiting local markets…