STAKESBringing society to stakeholder theory. A four-year study of what business does for people in seven fragile countries.

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RQ7 · WP3

Can heightened social purpose improve a firm's strategy in fragile settings?

The business case for doing good is asserted far more often than it is demonstrated; this question tests whether social purpose pays in the places where it costs the most.

Work package
WP3
Lead
Sarah Cechvala
Status
Open

The evidence so far

Unlocking the Peace Premium reviews the existing evidence on private finance for peace, and Systems analysis and peacebuilding sorts the tools for reading whole conflict systems. The cases below test where a premium actually exists.

Cases

Colombia, DR Congo, Mozambique, Ukraine, Indonesia