Upcoming Events
COVID-19 Fourth Sector Response
Virtual Bi-weekly Meetings
COVID-19 Fourth Sector Response is a collaborative, multi-stakeholder effort to rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 crisis by harnessing the fourth sector of the economy to build a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future.
This effort is driven by a diverse group of partners and allies, with a shared conviction that going back to business-as-usual after the pandemic is not an option. We welcome new ideas and new voices every step of the way — such as yours! Please join us.
Past Events
Putting Purpose in Cocoa Value Chains
B4B Strategy Workshop
Virtual Event: March 30th, 2020
CHANGED TO VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19
Putting Purpose in Global Value Chains
B4B Strategy Workshop
Virtual Event: March 30th, 2020
CHANGED TO VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19
For-Benefit Business and the Future of the Corporation. A research agenda.
This event marks the launch of a new working paper from the Future of the Corporation programme, which examines how the Principles for Purposeful Business can apply to the practice of for-benefit business.
Launch Event & Reception of The British Academy Future of the Corporation's report, "For-Benefit Business and the Future of the Corporation."
March 25th, 2020, 17.00 to 19.30
The British Academy, London
From a Profit-First Towards a Purpose-First Business:
Unlocking the transition towards for-benefit enterprise
In alignment with the UN decade for action, the Forth Sector Group and Leaders on Purpose are delighted to invite you to contribute your unique perspective in a workshop ‘From a Profit-First Towards a Purpose-First Business — Unlocking the transition towards for-benefit enterprise'
A Strategy Co-Creation Workshop
Wednesday 25th March, 2020 | 9.00 - 12.00
The British Academy in London, UK.
Putting Purpose in Global Value Chains
Leveraging For-Benefit Procurement to Advance Stakeholder Capitalism and the SDGs
January 2020
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
System Changers 2020
Shaping an Economy That Benefits All Stakeholders
December 9-13, 2019
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center | Lake Como | Italy
Scaling California's For-Benefit Economy
Leveraging the Fourth Sector and the Fourth Industrial Revolution to Advance Stakeholder Capitalism
November 25th, 2019 | 3:00-7:30
World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
GSG Impact Summit 2019 LATAM
The recent situation in Chile and the decades-long increase in poverty in Argentina, reaffirm the need for a new economy that can drive social, climate, and economic justice - the Impact Economy. GSG is committed to the region, and we are going ahead with our first Latin American Impact Summit in Argentina, against all odds.
Hundreds of impact leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from 45 countries will gather at the GSG Impact Summit in Buenos Aires, on 18-19 November 2019 to plan the next stage of the impact movement. Come and join us.
United Across the Andes, From Chile to Argentina
18-19 November 2019
Buenos Aires, Argentina
For-Benefit Cocoa Value Chains
A side event at the World Cocoa Foundation's 2019 Partnership Meeting
Oct 24th, 2019 | 16.50-18.30
Berlin, Germany
The Future of Business and Planet
Hosted by: Social Enterprise World Forum
October 24, 2019 | 16:20 – 17:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
For-Benefit Value Chains
Leveraging Corporate Purchasing Power to Advance the SDGs
September, 25th 10am-12pm
Accenture | New York, NY
For-Benefit Value Chains
Leveraging Corporate Purchasing Power to Advance the SDGs
Sept 17, 2019 | 09.00 - 12.00 Working lunch, 12.00 - 13.00
The British Academy, London
15th International Fair Trade Summit
Hosted by: World Fair Trade Organization
September, 16th - 19th 2019
Lima, Peru
SDG 16 and the Future of Government
Fast-paced technological change and the emergence of the 4th Industrial Revolution are reshaping government in multiple areas including service delivery, policy making, public administration, public engagement and others. Future-proofing governments will entail embracing these trends to take advantage of the opportunities they create and to address the challenges they impose.
High Level Political Forum Side Event
18 July 2019, 13:15 – 14:30
UN Secretariat | New York, NY
Innovating Partnerships with the Private Sector: How to Achieve Greater SDG Impact?
Join us for an inspiring moderated panel discussion on innovative partnerships with the private and forth sector that use public resources in ways that contribute to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event will introduce the “Kampala Principles” for Effective Private Sector Engagement (PSE) in development co-operation, based on specific examples presented by different stakeholders. It will demonstrate how the principles can be applied in specific partnerships and what is needed to encourage others to follow suit and scale up such successful examples in different contexts and sectors.
HLPF Side Event
Tuesday, 16th July 2019 | 11:30am-1pm
Ford Foundation | New York
Multi Stakeholder Partnership for Tackling Social Vulnerability
A Side Event at the High Level Political Forum 2019
Monday, July 15th, 2019
UN Secretariat | New York, NY
SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) hosted its first Senior-Level Meeting on 13-14 July 2019, on the margins of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York.
At the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
13-14 July, 2019
UN Secretariat | New York, NY
Unlocking the potential of the fourth sector to achieve the SDGs
Hosted by: Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
May 21, 2019 | 13:15 – 14:45
New York, NY
Business with purpose and the rise of the fourth sector in Ibero - America
Hosted by: IE University
May 8, 2019 | 6:30 – 8:00pm
Madrid, Spain
Scaling For-Benefit Enterprise:
Shaping an Economy that Benefits all Stakeholders
February 19-23, 2019
Bellagio | Italy
Revolutionizing Global Value Chains
Hosted by: The Fourth Sector Group, Philips, Unilever, Care and the International Chamber of Commerce
January 23rd, 2019 | 18:00 - 19:00
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019
Loop Pavilion, Davos Platz
2030 Workshop in Latin America and the Caribbean
November 1-2, 2018
Kingston | Jamaica
2030 Workshop in Latin America and the Caribbean
October 29-30, 2018
La Antigua | Guatemala
Tenth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
October 9-10, 2018
Montevideo | Uruguay
XXVI Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Governmen
November 15, 16, 2018
Antigua | Guatemala
Leveraging Corporate Purchasing Power to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Hosted by: World Economic Forum
September 27th, 2018 | 8:00am - 10:00am
Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Implicaciones de la Agenda 2030 para el Sector Privado
July 12, 2018
Casa Amarilla de la Presidencia de la República
OECD DAC Roundtable:
Accelerating Entrepreneurship and the Development of an Innovation Ecosystem Through Impact Investment and Exploring the Fourth Sector
June 19, 2018
OECD Headquarters | Paris
Fourth Sector Development:
Scaling Private Enterprise for Public Good
May 9, 2018
African Development Bank
Abidjan | Cote d'Ivoire
Transforming Business to Achieve the SDGs:
What Will it Take?
April 19, 2018
Aspen Institute
Washington DC | USA
World Economic Forum on
Latin America
March 13-15, 2018
São Paulo | Brazil
International Monetary Fund
Panel Discussion
Private Enterprises & the SDGs: The Fourth Sector Development Initiative
March 6, 2018
International Monetary Fund
Washington DC | USA
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Sessions:
> Global Partnerships for the SDGs
> Advancing the Climate and Sustainable Development Agenda
23-26 January, 2018
Davos-Klosters | Switzerland
World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Summit
Session: Partnering to Accelerate Fourth Sector Growth
Monday, September 18, 2017 to Tuesday, September 19, 2017
New York, USA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation 2017 Corporate Citizenship Conference
Working Session:
For-Benefit Enterprises:
Tapping the Trillion-Dollar Market For Good
Special Session: Growing the For-Benefit Economy
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 from 2:30-5:00 PM, followed by reception from 5:15-7:15 PM
Ronald Reagan Building | Washington, DC
Growing The Impact Economy
The Summit will take place at the stunning campus of the Presidio Institute overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge within the 1,500 acre Presidio in San Francisco, a national park that is among the world’s most iconic landmarks. This is where leaders from across the nation come to learn new skills, renew their courage, and recharge their ambition. We hope you will be able to join us at this impactful gathering.
Leveraging For-Benefit Enterprise and
Cross-Sector Leadership to Tackle Complex Challenges
June 22-23, 2015
Presidio Institute, San Francisco
Mapping The Fourth Sector
A leadership gathering of scholars, practitioners, impact investors, government officials, social entrepreneurs, economic developers, and fourth sector experts to advance the role of for-benefit enterprise in accelerating job creation, promoting economic and community development, and generating social and environmental impact.