ESG BITES: Leveraging research to drive your social impact strategy

Is your social impact strategy making meaningful impact in the areas that matter most? At SLR, we believe that research and data can uncover valuable insights to shape social impact strategies, helping companies to better understand social issues and where to direct resources.

ESG BITES

Leveraging research to drive your social impact strategy

In this webinar, we’ll be joined by our SLR social impact experts as well as Sara Reed , Director of Sage Foundation Global Partnerships and a member of the B4SI Network , with whom we recently undertook a project researching the barriers faced by entrepreneurs from underserved communities. We’ll be discussing the key outcomes and learnings from the project and exploring how to use research and data as a foundation for your social impact strategy.

Sara has worked with multiple businesses as they formalized their efforts to ‘give back’ and has helped to include this in the overall business strategy. She also spent several years working for a nonprofit and understanding their unique opportunities and challenges. Today, Sara is the Director of Global Programs and Partnerships for Sage Foundation with a specific focus on supporting Sage’s Sustainability & Society strategy. Sara holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree from Mercer University. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two young daughters.