The 2030 Skills Scorecard
Estimates indicate that by 2030, there will be 1.5 billion school-age children in low- and middle-income countries. If current trends continue, well&#...
Reports
Education Bonds memo
This discussion memo puts forward a case for establishing Education Bonds that can mobilize new financial resources to close the multi-billion dollar ...
Youth Skills and Innovation report
Preparing tomorrow’s workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a new report from Deloitte Global and the Global Business Coalition for Educ...
Investing Smart, Investing Early: A Business Guide to Early Childhood Development in Kenya
GBC-Education has released a report which focuses specifically on business support for early childhood development (ECD) in Kenya. This builds on GBC-...
Opportunities for Impact: Business Case for Engaging in Early Childhood Development
GBC-Education has released a report which details why businesses should invest in early childhood development (ECD), a holistic approach encompassing ...
Exploring the Potential of Technology to Deliver Education & Skills to Syrian Refugee Youth
GBC-Education released a working paper that highlights emerging thinking on the critical role that technology can play in enabling access to affordabl...
Launching a Global Education Platform: Lessons and Recommendations from the India Pilot
GBC-Education’s Global Education Platform released a report following the initiative’s pilot writing contest, #YourStoryIndia. Inside, the rep...
Safe Schools Initiative: Protecting the Right to Learn in Nigeria
Since Safe Schools Nigeria was originally published in the spring of 2014, more than $30 million has been mobilized to protect schools in Northeast ...
The Journey of a Girl: Opportunities for Business Investment in Girls’ Education
Released on the International Day of the Girl Child, ‘The Journey of a Girl’ shows how businesses must invest at every stage of a girl’s educati...
Strong Schools and Communities Initiative: Working Together to Build Safe Schools and Protective Learning Environments
In partnership with UNICEF and A World at School, the new Strong Schools and Communities Initiative will explore opportunities for school communities,...
Policy Briefs
Education Bonds memo
This discussion memo puts forward a case for establishing Education Bonds that can mobilize new financial resources to close the multi-billion dollar ...
Cooperating with Multilaterals for Global Education: Opportunities for the Business Community
This policy brief outlines four opportunities for business to support multilateral priorities in education. By working with multilateral organizations...
Business Investment in Early Childhood: Policies and Programs
Investing in early childhood development (ECD) makes good business sense. There are many simple ways for companies to do this through policy, practice...
Global Business Coalition for Education’s Commitment to Education In Emergencies: Progress Report
At the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBCEducation) committed to mobilize $100 million in financial a...
A Fund for Education in Emergencies: Business Weighs In
GBC-Education partnered with the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Secretariat’s global consultation to poll the business c...
Digital Campaigning – A New Role for Business in Education
Technology is fast connecting the world. Capitalizing on this, digital campaigning has spurred great progress for several causes, mobilizing people gl...
Background Documents
Investing in Education in Emergencies Through Employee Engagement
May 2016During the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul,Turkey, GBC-Education convened business leaders, development agencies, UN leaders, and pri...
Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Bringing Together Business, Foundations & International Donors
Apr 2016Alongside the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, GBC-Education gathered business leaders, development agencies, philanthropic leaders, and private founda...