Zaf Choudhury

How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa

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“Just interacting with the youth – the energy is infectious… There’s a hunger for change, a lot of passion, and dreaming big about reimagining careers and the future of work… I’d say we should follow where energy is and what they’re bringing to the table, and respond to that.” – Dr. Paroma Bhattacharya, Head of … How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa

Business for Good 2.0: Building the ‘New Normal’ with Stakeholders

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With the support of the SIE Fund, new research from Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum (HKSEF), Innofoco, SIX and Cimigo, explores how businesses, specifically SMEs, can reinvent themselves by working together with stakeholders to build a ‘new normal’ that works for everyone in post pandemic Hong Kong.  The study includes desk research, surveys, and interviews … Business for Good 2.0: Building the ‘New Normal’ with Stakeholders

Social Innovation in South Africa: A Dialogue on People Powered Change

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“… in a way, South Africa is also a microcosm of the challenges the world is facing, whether it’s climate change, youth unemployment, obesity and malnutrition, or chronic diseases… how do we use the amazing resources we have? How do we bridge digital divides? All of that is playing out as a very local and … Social Innovation in South Africa: A Dialogue on People Powered Change

B for Good Leaders Summit 2024: Reflecting on ‘Corporate Activism’

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In May, the SIX team had the pleasure of attending the third annual B for Good Leaders Summit in Amsterdam and also co-curating a series of conversations in the ‘Corporate Activism’ theme of the event. Over the past year, SIX has been exploring how stakeholders across sectors can collaborate and meaningfully accelerate the “business for … B for Good Leaders Summit 2024: Reflecting on ‘Corporate Activism’

Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good 

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“We had ongoing conversations over a year around building out a strategy that we felt intersected well with what we were hearing from Indigenous peoples. Fundamentally, reconciliation – and I think any type of social purpose – is about listening to those who are telling you what they need and finding out where those intersection … Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good