BCtA Newsletter | Innovations That Improve Lives

Catch up on all of the inclusive business stories from Business Call to Action (BCtA). Learn how they are helping companies meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Putting the Wheels in Motion This Holiday Season

Just in time for the holidays, more than 18 Maryland families recently were awarded an early Christmas gift. Each family was given the opportunity to purchase a badly needed car through the work of Vehicles For Change (VFC). The program awards vehicles to qualified low-income families with guaranteed low-interest loans, allowing them to build credit while completing the car ownership process.

What Is Effective Leadership? 'It Comes Down to Four Things'

Pittsburgh Quarterly magazine asked five high-​profile executives, including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Demchak: What do you believe to be the most important ingredients of successful leadership? Bill's interview from the magazine is below.

De Beers Group's Esther Oberbeck Is a Woman to Watch

Esther, Head of Strategy for De Beers Group and an Executive Director of De Beers UK, is featured in the 100 Women to Watch 2017 list prepared by the Cranfield School of Management.

Girl Scouts Target GM’s Waste for Their Sustainability Project

GM is a believer in the circular economy where people design items so they stay in use. The company and its suppliers work often with the next generation of leaders to help them see items not as they are, but what they can become – key to ensuring sustainability remains top of mind long into the future.

How This Tunisian Mother Is Building Her Own Business and Creating Jobs

In 2017, at age 37, Ines Mohdhi launched her own business — a service dedicated to the cleaning and environmental management of Kairouan, Tunisia, which eventually will help to create eight permanent jobs.

The Business of Food Security

Taking a market systems approach is one of the most promising routes to linking complex interventions and generating sustainable impact. Using this approach, we must continue the effort to make economic growth more inclusive and resilient and also to make health; nutrition; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions more sustainable.

Should International Development Recruiters Act as Career Coaches?

For the past six years, I have been a recruiter for Tetra Tech International Development Services (IDS), where my primary responsibility is to find professionals who perfectly match requirements dictated by Tetra Tech’s clients. Typically, I have about 30 days to find ideal candidates; establish relationships with them; review their documents; run reference checks; and negotiate salary and benefits packages.

'It's My Aim to Make a Difference' Says De Beers Group's Trizelle Olivier

Trizelle started at Namdeb in July 2013, working as a temp receptionist. In December that same year, she became permanent as the Human Resources Business Partner.

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