6 days ago · Harvard Social Impact Review is an online publication inspiring and informing practitioners globally to advance social equity and environmental sustainability. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, we raise awareness to influence action. Join us on our mission to create a better wor

Sep 30, 2020 · At a time when our world desperately needs innovative solutions to big, pressing, intractable problems, Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School, Co-founder of Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) and the ALI Founding Chair & Director, 2005-2018, recently published a new book focused on advanced leadership, social change, and innovation ...

6 days ago · With mpox re-emerging as a global health threat, particularly in resource-constrained African countries and with severe impacts on children, Dr. Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire of the WHO examines the rapid resurgence since the 2022 outbreak, inequities in the response, and strategies for addressing the crisis through collaboration and community-centered interventions.

The Social Impact Review was founded in 2020 by Susan Lynch, Patricia Lewis and Mwaba Kasese-Bota, during their first semester as Harvard ALI Fellows in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.During this time, many of society’s longstanding inequalities were more fully exposed as was the unexpected positive impact that the global shutdown had on the environment.

Feb 2, 2021 · If the world continues to burn fossil fuels at current rates, earth average temperatures may rise to catastrophic levels. Climate change resulting from a world 3 to 8 degrees °C warmer than pre-industrial levels will cause changes in rainfall patterns, the disappearance of glaciers, droughts, a rise in sea levels, the loss of islands and coastal wetlands, as well as increased flooding.

6 days ago · Alphonso David is a civil rights attorney and the President and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum.He brings more than two decades of experience in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors working to advance the rights of marginalized communities through policy, legislation, litigation and advocacy.

The Social Impact Review reflects the work of experienced leaders united in their commitment to make a significant difference in the world - locally, nationally and globally. We aim to inspire and inform practitioners in the area of social impact, from established change agents to those just starting their social impact journey.

Oct 23, 2023 · Brian Trelstad is the Faculty Chair, Advanced Leadership Initiative and William Henry Bloomberg Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit. He teaches an elective course on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a Short Immersive Program on Effective Strategic Philanthropy.

Dec 5, 2023 · One way to mitigate the global climate crisis is to help developing countries build a carbon neutral energy and industrial infrastructure. This, however, requires both money and technology, resources possessed largely only by developed countries. In this article, Rajan Mehta analyzes the issue of em

Jan 21, 2025 · This Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. ***** To learn more on related topics, please read the following articles in the Social Impact Review: . John Carroll’s opinion commentary, “ Political Giving is a Sugar High ” Ambassador (Ret.) Deborah McCarthy’s interview with Mark Medish, co-founder of Keep Our Republic, “Unconventional Threats to the U.S. Electoral System and the ...