Global Main Stage: Mainstreaming Impact - A global pathway to an inclusive, green recovery
Channel: Sankalp Forum
Date: 30/11/2021

As we navigate this pandemic that has transformed our lives across the world, the imperative for businesses, corporations, governments & individuals to pivot to an impact-driven economy has never been more urgent. Leading with an impact focus is now not a “good to do thing” or an afterthought but is smart economics that can solve the world’s most pressing challenges. The current pandemic has uncovered the inequities in the Global South whose vulnerable populations, and urban megacities have struggled with the basics of access to healthcare, food, water, jobs, migration, etc. Rural populations have struggled with the connectivity and the increasing digital divide that has thrown millions of children out of formal education). Millions of women across the world have disproportionately lost jobs & livelihoods and have been victims of violence.  To action the UN SDG's we need scalable and sustainable solutions, and mainstream capital to change the direction of their investments. The capital pivot requires a shift from investing in entrepreneurs whose goals are “cheaper, faster, more”, towards entrepreneurs who are purpose-driven to be inclusive and focused on clean air, clean water, clean land. Every year at Sankalp, we convene for-profit entrepreneurs that are driven by purpose, and the ecosystem needed to support them to thrive.  We convene to solve for & with the emerging 3 billion in the Global South around the climate crisis, smallholder farmers, sustainable agriculture, financial inclusion, livelihoods, water, health & sanitation.   We have an opportunity for a smart economic recovery across the Global South that can lead to a sustainable and equitable world.

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