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Half a Billion Futures at Risk: Make an Impact Through Education
Invest in Education, Invest in the Future
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Driving social impact through education
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Invest in impact: the business case for global education
Reports and Research
The Business Case for Investment in the Early Years
Our report, based on research across the U.S. and around the world, makes an urgent case: The business community needs to broaden its focus to the youngest children to help transform not only their education, but their health, employability, and all-around contribution to their communities and the wider world.
Strategy and Guides
Investing in Education: Lessons from the Business Community
To help provide insights on the variety of ways businesses can support the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda, GBC-Education and the UN Global Compact developed this publication featuring a diverse set of responsible investments in education by six GBC-Education member companies and a new framework that combines and builds upon two guidance documents. It also shares lessons that can inspire other businesses to support the education targets for the next 15 years. (more…)
Strategy and Guides
Investment in Global Education: A Strategic Imperative for Business
The 21st century is marked by global inter-connections. People, capital, information, and goods all flow across borders at ever increasing rates. By 2030, not only will emerging economies contribute 65 percent of the global GDP, but they will also be home to the majority of the world’s working age population. Business will increasingly seek to recruit the talented employees it needs from these economies, located largely in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ultimately, the youth in these regions will be the engines of our future growth and prosperity. In this report, it is argued that global education is a strategic issue for business and companies can no longer afford to support it only through corporate social responsibility initiatives. (more…)