MICROFINANCE EVENT: Business Fights Poverty; July 11, 2019; Oxford, England

Event Summary: This event will cover ways to “embed purpose authentically within business,” which the organizer describes as incorporating societal objectives within organizational goals. Agenda items include an Economic Opportunity Zone focusing on helping small-scale farmers thrive in modern supply chains and a Human Rights Zone considering how to combat the exploitation of workers in global supply chains.

Background on Organizer: Established in 2005 and based in England, Business Fights Poverty focuses on connecting professionals from various sectors to collaborate on addressing societal issues via business. The for-profit company is a “B Corp,” meaning that it has been certified as meeting standards of “social and environmental performance” by B Lab, a US-based nonprofit. Business Fights Poverty reports having a network of 20,000 professionals as of 2019.

Cost: The cost to attend is GBP 699 (USD 797). Access to the optional welcome dinner on July 10 costs GBP 68 (USD 78).

Event Website: https://businessfightspoverty.org/articles/bfp-oxford-2019/

For additional information, you may contact Anna Johnson at anna[at]businessfightspoverty.org. No telephone number is offered.

Sources and Additional Resources:

Event webpage
https://businessfightspoverty.org/articles/bfp-oxford-2019/

Business Fights Poverty homepage
https://businessfightspoverty.org/

Event venue: Said Business School, Oxford
https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

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