Balancing Continuity and Change
Your Public Value announces new leadership Berlin, 1 March 2023 – Your Public Value welcomes new leadership as the Organisation embraces principles of good governance…
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ON INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE
Continuing our blog series on “True Value”, we invited Vaibhavi Modi to reflect on intergenerational dialogue and on how it impacts public value creation. Vaibhavi…
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TOWARDS ENHANCED PUBLIC VALUE
YOUR PUBLIC VALUE wishes you a year 2022 full of energy and enthusiasm to co-shape your new value-driven world. We all had to adjust to…
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A PANDEMIC
When experts met online at the last Horasis Asia Meeting to discuss the upcoming challenges and opportunities of our modern world, it was obvious that…
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ON OUR SYSTEM AND TRUE VALUE
Your Public Value opens a blog series on True Value with Lars Olesen, one of the 124 sustainability experts who took active part in co-creating…
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MEASURING IMPACT AND PUBLIC VALUE
In addition to measuring impact, business need a clear and easy methodology for transformation that focuses on key structures and processes towards sustainability. We asked the…
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YOUTH MUST ACT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
As any one of us, youth must act against gender-based violence and gender inequality. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the prospect of egalitarianism…
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SUPPLY CHAIN LEGISLATION IN EUROPE
The issue of supply chain sustainability is receiving increased worldwide attention. The 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy, which left more than 1,130 garment workers dead and another 2,500…
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THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE
Over six years after the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, business largely continues to suffer from the illusion of choice and to believe that sustainability…
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DEVELOPING A QUALITY NETWORK IN TIMES OF COVID-19
For young people, to develop a quality network is a real challenge. As we did on previous occasions, we recently invited a group of young…
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THE DAVOS AGENDA AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE
Year after year, the Davos Agenda globally impacts on the mindset of business and political leaders. More than ever, capitalism is prompted to foster an…
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IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
Your Public Value continues to call on young people from Africa and Europe to dialogue and discuss the most pressing issues of our times. Ellen…
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REENGAGING EMPLOYEES UNDER COVID-19
Reengaging employees under COVID-19 will be key to building a ‘new normal’. If the ripple effects of the global health crisis remain difficult to assess,…
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HOW TO READ SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS
Sustainability reports are often opaque to the non-experts. Information can easily hide behind acronyms and technical standards. Your Public Value continues to collect the views…
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WHY GREENWASHING MATTERS
Greenwashing matters. It undermines the wider understanding of sustainability, erodes trust, adds confusion and fuels cynicism. However, the need for meaningful change in business practice…
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SURVIVING, BUT NOT AT ANY COST
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many companies to reflect on surviving principles and of their role in the new economy. ‘In the context of great disruptions…
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POLISH YOUTH COUNCILS
Polish youth councils are a good, albeit imperfect, example of how to foster dialogue between state and society. As Your Public Value continues to invite…
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YOUTH VOICES FOR THE FUTURE
On the International Youth Day, we launch our first position paper on youth voices as public value cannot be implemented without young people. Our societies are…
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WE ARE LISTENED TO; BUT NOT HEARD
“We are listened to, but not heard”… How many times should we notice this assumption on global news before we, adults, decide to take action?…
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CORRUPTION IN THE AID SECTOR DURING COVID TIMES
As the global lockdown limits the deployment of effective control mechanisms, corruption in the aid sector could very well increase. Today’s piece is a wake-up call…
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WATER’S KEY ROLE IN THE POST-COVID-19 GREEN ECONOMY
Shaping a successful green economy will be crucial in the post-COVID-19 reconstruction phase. Your Public Value asked the Founder of Our Future Water Robert C. Brears to tell…
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Doing Business Differently to Save the Planet
In late May I had the pleasure of moderating the fully digitized Global Communication Summit 2020 in Berlin. It was a first for the event…
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CARBON EMISSIONS UNDER COVID-19 CRISIS
The COVID-19 pandemic has dropped global carbon emissions levels by 6%. Where do the remaining 94% originate from? Your Public Value reproduces Ross Marshall’s blog that…
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ESG, VALUES, AND POST-COVID-19 INCLUSION
As all live through unprecedented times and global uncertainty, the question remains of which direction the global economy will take post-COVID-19 and whether investors will use…
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THE POWER OF COOPERATION UNDER COVID-19
The power of cooperation constantly increases with the lockdown. While we experience social distancing, our need to exchange and collaborate is growing. How will small…
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SHAPING A NEW CIVIC SPACE
Whether we realise it or not, we all are shaping a new civic space. The recent implementation worldwide of robust “social distancing” measures to slow…
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COVID-19 BRINGS NEED FOR DIGITAL SOBRIETY
The recent call from the European Union for measures to prevent internet congestion shows how essential the principle of digital sobriety is to business and…
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IN SEARCH OF AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY
My name is Victoire de Marans and I am intern at Your Public Value. On January 24th I was offered the chance to participate in my…
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INCLUSIVE GROWTH AT LONDON PUBLIC VALUE LAB
Just like trust and sustainability, ‘inclusive growth’ has become one of these expressions that no company, no state, no decent expert can today avoid referring…
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IS DIGITAL DEMOCRACY THE ANSWER TO GOVERNMENT TRUST CRISIS?
Set in today’s context of global protests, the discourse about digital democracy has never been more relevant. In this blog post Adithya Pradeep Kumar from…
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ANOTHER CRISIS POINT FOR CLIMATE
The year 2019 has clearly shown another crisis point for climate. With the rising engagement of the young population, deeply concerned by the abnormally high…
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MAGLEV TRAINS IN CHINA
Maglev trains could be an answer to our climate crisis. The urgency for climate change is once again a top priority for all the governments…
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YOUTH VOICES IN BERLIN
The recent debate about climate change has once again shed light on youth voices and their anxiety towards the future of our planet. Week after…
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SHAPING A PAN-AFRICAN MARKET
Why is a pan-African market so crucial to the future of the African continent? At the past Forum de Saint Louis, held in Berlin on…
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GETTING PEOPLE ON DECK
Getting people on deck after governments agreed to focus on climate change is crucial in these times of fake news. Yelena Novikova was named “G20…
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VALUABLE BUSINESS RELIES ON PUBLIC VALUE
How can one transform his business into a valuable one? And what does ‘valuable’ mean? Your Public Value often asks external experts what public value…
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OVERVIEW ON THE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT AND FINANCE LANDSCAPE
Martina Macpherson has extensively written on sustainable investing, banking and finance. She is an internationally recognised expert across industry and academia, and we are honoured…
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BUSINESS OF BUSINESS TRUST
When Trust becomes core to Business. Your Public Value regularly invites experts to share their views on public value. This month, we decided to republish…
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THE CREATIVE ACT OF FINDING SYNERGIES
To the skeptic (and the optimist alike), public value demands finding synergies and making more with less. Instead of performing the minimum required tasks to…
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BUSINESSES’ IMPACT ON SOCIETY, THE ENVIRONMENT
Whether they acknowledge it or not, businesses always impact on society and the environment, be it positively or negatively. It is therefore obvious that customers…
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RELATIONAL ANALYTICS’ VALUE
As executive director of Relational Analytics Prabhu Guptara focuses on managing organisational relationships. Until now, we have lacked a system to measure the dynamics of…
Read More THE SUSTAINABILITY BUSINESS CASE
We all understand that our planet’s sustainability largely depends on business and its engagement. Radical change is needed to help society and the environment worldwide,…
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CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SUPPLY CHAINS
Transparent supply chains are key to consumer engagement. Your Public Value is happy to reproduce a blog written by KellyAnn Tsai of Transparency-One on consumer…
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SUSTAINABLE LEADERS REINVENT THEMSELVES
The World Economic Forum (WEF) opened at Davos in a gloomy atmosphere. World leaders are pressured to address climate change and social unrest. Customers increasingly…
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POSITIVE IMPACT OF PUBLIC VALUE
Public Value is positive impact on society and the environment. In times of fake news and fundamental change, the quest for trust often takes a…
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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Terrafiniti has launched an ambitious R&D initiative to drive innovation towards a sustainable future: Towards 9 Billion is a series of short books and a…
Read More PUBLIC VALUE VOICES
Public Value Voices is a project about you, your thoughts, and your vision of business’ responsibility towards people and the planet. Today we launch our…
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BOYCOTT BLACK FRIDAY
A consumers’ movement to resist overconsumption and boycott Black Friday is growing, as crowds of shoppers in the developed world prepare to battle for bargains.…
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PUBLIC VALUE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Cardiff Business School is the first public value business school, committed to delivering social and economic improvement. Professor Martin Kitchener has served as Dean and…
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PUBLIC VALUE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
Creating public value is key to successful business and to building trust. Maria del Peso, vice-chair of Your Public Value’s Supervisory Board, explains why the future…
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RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS
Resilient, sustainable business models offering public value are well placed in modern accountability. Witnessing the current societal and environmental transformations, corporations need to be increasingly…
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Accountability, People, Planet at Berlin Public Value Lab
Last Friday, responsible investors and sustainability experts came together to co-create principles of public value and sharpen their arguments to convince business to address the…
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ALIA, HIDDEN WORKER FOR GLOBAL BRANDS
Alia is a hidden worker for international brands of the apparel industry. Vivek K. Singh is a sustainability expert who lives in India and denounces…
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SOCIAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL COALITION
Your Public Value is supportive of the Social and Human Capital Coalition, a global multi-stakeholder collaboration that was launched on 17 April and brings together…
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CRITICAL SOCIETY PUTS ORGANIZATIONS’ REPUTATION UNDER A MAGNIFYING GLASS
Creating value in the common interest for the welfare of the individual and society. That is the essence of Public Value, Gerwin Nijeboer, expert for…
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SUPPLY CHAIN ACCOUNTABILITY IN APPAREL INDUSTRY
Challenges, even threats, remain in the accountability of supply chains, notably in the apparel industry. This is what Vivek K. Singh, a sustainability expert living…
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SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY: THE ROLE OF BLOCKCHAIN
Your Public Value invites experts to discuss the most pressing issues of our times, such as transparency in supply chains and the role of Blockchain.…
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WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO FLY TO A CLIMATE CONFERENCE!
Your Public Value welcomes outside experts to discuss the most pressing issues of our times, such as the upcoming climate conference on Earth Day. We support…
Read More THE MYTH OF GOODWILL
Goodwill can be a myth and a threat to good governance. This is what Malika Aït-Mohamed Parent, an independent anti-corruption expert tells Your Public Value…
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PUBLIC VALUE IS MORE THAN JUST FOR BUSINESS
What Scientific Research and Rock Climbing have to do with Public Value Public Value is more than just for business. This is what Anne Twombly,…
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FINANCING TOURISM FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET
Financing tourism for people and planet is an urgently-needed form of public value creation. Joe Dodgshun, a Berlin-based writer in solutions journalism and brand storytelling reports…
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TRUST, TRANSPARENCY, DIALOGUE, PARTICIPATION
Trust = Transparency + Dialogue & Participation. The public value approach considers both society and the environment to be active stakeholders of any corporation, and sees…
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NEVER AGAIN: THE PEOPLE’S POWER
Never again! The outcry of the survivors of the Parkland high school shooting in Florida is becoming a new expression of the people’s power. Following…
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WHAT GLOBAL INDICES TELL US
The global indices published since the start of the year are convincing evidence that trust is a valuable commodity and that public value is key…
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BIG BUSINESS SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD FROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Big business should take a lead from social enterprises. This is what Lucy Findlay, Managing Director of Social Enterprise Mark CIC tells Your Public Value today. Lucy…
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WHAT DOES PUBLIC VALUE MEAN TO YOU?
What does public value mean to you?” was the theme of our twitter chat on #EthicalHour on Monday, 22 January 2018. We were delighted to…
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PUBLIC VALUE AND BUSINESS LEGITIMACY
Timo Meynhardt, Professor for Business Psychology and Leadership at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and a Member of the Advisory Council of Your Public…
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TRUST IN BUSINESS
In our daily lives, businesses have an immediate impact on our environment, our well-being, even on how we can give life to our values! We need…
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THE EMPATHY REVOLUTION: A PREREQUISITE FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION
Empathy, compassion and solidarity stimulate the long-lasting change of mindsets, making an Empathy Revolution a vital prerequisite for the Sustainability Revolution. Let us imagine our…
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AN INTERVIEW WITH DELIA FERREIRA RUBIO
Delia Ferreira Rubio is Transparency International chair and Your Public Value advisory council member. She comments on public value, society, and business. She is a…
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COMPANY PURPOSE AND IMPACT: FRENCH INITIATIVE “C’EST QUI LE PATRON?”
When I was the public affairs manager of a major European carmaker, I often wondered what was missing. Missing in terms of a sense of…
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THE SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION: COLLECTIVE INTEREST AS SELF INTEREST
It’s been an intense year again in the margins of the UN General Assembly. The main focus –again – was to articulate how the world’s…
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ZEBRAS
The world is changing at such a fast pace and disruption has become so prominent that now, for the first time in the history of…
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CUTTING THROUGH BOUNDARIES WITH PUBLIC VALUE THINKING
Organisations, businesses, grassroots campaigners, government agencies, leaders, aid workers, and normal citizens are all contributing to sustainable development, working to make our world a better…
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THE QUEST FOR TRUST
Skepticism, cynicism, suspicion… We can all agree that distrust is rampant in our post-fact world. There is distrust of politicians, distrust of companies’ leadership, and…
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