Zahid Torres-Rahman

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I’m passionate about connecting people for social impact. I’m Co-Founder of Business Fights Poverty and an admin here at Purposefully.

I post about #purpose #poverty #equity #gender #socialimpact #climatejustice #business #sustainability #ESG #SDGs and more.

Connect with me on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/zahidtorresrahman/
Zahid Torres-RahmanJul 6, 2023
Business Fights PovertyJun 28, 2023

📄 🌈 🏢 🧠 👥 We are excited to announce the release of our brand-new report, 'Generative AI and Social Impact – Role of Business.'

Check out a practical framework that empowers businesses to harness core competencies, philanthropy, and policy advocacy.

Read the report here and join us in shaping a future where generative AI works for everyone: https://bit.ly/3XvzbG9

#GenerativeAI #SocialImpact

Generative AI and Social Impact - Role of Business - Business Fights Poverty

A paper highlighting the emerging understanding of the potential opportunities and risks that generative AI brings for the lives, livelihoods and access to learning of vulnerable people and communities.

Business Fights Poverty
Zahid Torres-RahmanFeb 17, 2023
Business Fights PovertyFeb 14, 2023

🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 🤯 🌍 We need collective action for #mentalhealth. The Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being by UNICEF addresses the 🔺 burden of mental health challenges among #youth all round the world.

Read the coalition’s three-pillar framework, objectives and more here: https://snipbfp.org/3XCqFEs

#mentalhealthmatters #collectiveimpact

Time to Act on Mental Health: UNICEF’s Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being - Business Fights Poverty

Global Coalition for UNICEF’s Global Coalition for Youth Mental Well-being was born out of the belief that the mental well-being of youth cannot be addressed by one entity alone but needs collective action. It is time for joint action on mental health!

Business Fights Poverty
Zahid Torres-RahmanFeb 16, 2023
Some interesting ideas and examples about embedding #purpose into business… https://www.positive.news/economics/five-trends-sustainable-business/
The five hottest trends in sustainable business right now

From demoting shareholders to appointing nature to the board, forward-thinking firms are rewriting the capitalist rulebook

Positive News
Zahid Torres-RahmanFeb 7, 2023
Business Fights PovertyFeb 2, 2023

🔴 OUT NOW! Here’s the insights summary from our Together for 2023 workshop.

Click to read the trends, challenges and key action areas across poverty, equity and resilience and how business can fight multidimensional poverty: https://snipbfp.org/TogetherFor2023

TOGETHER FOR 2023 - Events Page - Business Fights Poverty

An interactive online event that brought people together from around the world to share insights on key trends, challenges and opportunities for 2023.

Business Fights Poverty
Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 27, 2023
A sobering read - the new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation describes the trends in poverty across the UK, and how levels of #poverty differ between groups of people and regions #equity #PovertyTsunami https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/uk-poverty-2023
UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

UK Poverty 2023 sets out recent trends in poverty across the UK, how levels of poverty differ between groups of people and regions, and the impact it has on people’s lives. These findings can help us to understand the current situation and future prospects for poverty in the UK.

JRF
Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 27, 2023
How should a company respond when a vocal section of its customer base does not embrace the #social messages the company wants to embed in its brands? #purpose #ESG #Inclusion #gender https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2023/01/23/mms-ditches-spokescandies-after-backlash-heres-why-it-matters/
M&M’s Ditches Spokescandies After Backlash, Here’s Why It Matters

It’s not that women or LGBTQ individuals need anthropomorphized candies to advocate for them. They don’t. But axing the candies after pushback from conservative commentators is reactive, insulting and suggests these groups aren’t worth the fight.

Forbes
Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 24, 2023
The pushback against the #ESG pushback continues. The head of State Street, Ron O’Hanley, says embedding ESG is “a matter of value, not values” and that those Republican politicians leading the attack on doing so “have left facts aside”. https://www.ft.com/content/b235dbfc-b62a-4cbb-9ee0-35bdad1b43e8
State Street boss says facts ‘left aside’ in attacks on ESG funds

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times
Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 23, 2023

I was blown away by the insights and perspectives of all those who joined the @FightPoverty Together for 2023 workshop today. We're aiming to have the summary ready within a week.

I'm convinced that we will be better able to understand and respond to the multiple challenges we face if we do it together.

#BFP_Live #poverty #equity #resilience

Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 19, 2023
“Putting #purpose at the heart of your business is a pathway to sustainable growth.” Unilever pushes back against the #ESG pushback: https://www.marketingweek.com/unilever-praises-purpose-investor-criticism/
Unilever praises purpose amid fresh criticism from major investor

Having branded the company’s focus on purpose “ludicrous” in 2022, Terry Smith has again accused Unilever of “virtue signalling”.

Marketing Week
Zahid Torres-RahmanJan 18, 2023
Business Fights PovertyJan 18, 2023
🔔 We’re kicking off 2023 with a virtual workshop - Together for 2023! This co-created series of panel discussions will zoom in on:

🔎 Poverty (i.e. #CostOfLivingCrisis, #HornofAfricaDrought)
🔎 Equity (i.e. #gender, race, disability)
🔎 Resilience (i.e. #ClimateJustice).

Register 🆓: snipbfp.org/TogetherFor2023

#PovertyTsunami #NoMorePoverty #EndPoverty