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Malawian subsistence farmer Rozaria Hamiton plants sweet potatoes near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Picture taken with fish eye lens. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - D1BESKNICJAA

Steve Schmida and Emily Clayton explore how agriculture diversification can help Malawi increase farmers’ incomes and improve nutritional outcomes, while building resilience to external shocks like coronavirus. Read more in Steve's article…

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Creating Partnerships To Navigate COVID-19

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As COVID-19 rages on, forward-thinking companies are collaborating across sectors to improve resiliency and strengthen their response to employees, customers, and impacted communities--but it's easier said than done. In today's article from…

Join Steve for a Webinar with Moving Worlds

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Join Steve on May 12 for a webinar with Moving Worlds' Institute Director Cole Hoover, to learn what it takes to build partnerships that deliver world-changing outcomes.

First Book Reviews are In...

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Steve Schmida has made a career out of bringing people together to solve the world's toughest environmental, social, and economic challenges. And now, he's written a book about it. Partner with Purpose is a how-to guide for business professionals…

Interview with Simon Lowden, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo

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Steve Schmida spoke with PepsiCo's Chief Sustainability Officer, Simon Lowden, to discuss the company's focus on circularity and the importance of cross-sector partnership in delivering on sustainability goals—even when partnership involves…

My Interview with Steve Schmida, Author of Partner with Purpose: Solving 21st-Century Business Problems Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

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Steve Schmida may not have all of the answers to our world’s “wicked” problems, but he certainly has the foundation.

Steve Schmida on NextBillion

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“Containing and reversing the spread of COVID-19 is not something large institutions, public or private, can solve on their own.” In today’s article from Next Billion, Steve Schmida shares how governments around the world can maximize…

Can a Silicon Valley Moonshot Finally Bridge the Digital Divide?

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Those of us in rich-world economies and urban centers take ubiquitous Internet access for granted, like running water or electricity. Yet, according to the UN, more than 3.5 billion people lack access to the Internet.

Private Sector-led Development: How Companies and Donors will Catalyze the Rise of the World’s Poorest Countries

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For more than a half-century the least developed countries (LDCs) have been treated as charity cases by wealthy countries in the West. Donor governments, international financial institutions, and NGOs have been dominant actors providing aid, technical assistance, and funding.