Pavitra Raja is Partner Lead, Asia Pacific at the World Economic Forum, focusing on business strategy and partner engagement in the region.
She previously launched and led CEOs for Nature, a coalition of 50+ global executives advancing nature-positive transformation. Her work bridges business, policy, and sustainability, with partnerships involving the United Nations, 56 governments, and Fortune 100 companies.
A qualified lawyer, board member, and certified leadership coach, Pavitra is also pursuing a PhD in corporate social intrapreneurship. She brings a global perspective shaped by her Australian-Indian heritage, fluency in five languages, and experience living in eight countries.
In recent years there has been much discussion about the impact that racial, gender-based and class-based discrimination and discriminatory practices have on society. Dr. Kimberlé Crensha...
Social innovators are addressing some of the world’s biggest social and environmental problems in radically new ways. They are pioneering novel systemic solutions to transform industries ...
With India bearing witness to the second wave of COVID-19 and one of the most serious health crises of all times, the situation on the ground is grim.
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies present us with myriad of opportunities for social and human services – reaching more people, especially those who are vulnerable, hard to ...
Whether it has been New Zealand under Jacinda Ardern or Germany under Angela Merkel, studies have shown that female-led countries have performed better in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
If the world’s population grows to 10 billion by 2050 as projected, the world will need to produce 70% more food. Increases in agriculture and deforestation necessary to do so would resul...
It has become increasingly clear that the world needs a new kind of leader to react to the monumental challenges the world faces today. We need an immediate collaborative effort to help t...
We are running out of time to combat climate change – and we need innovative, scalable and sustainable solutions.
The world of art needs more social enterprise, and the world of social enterprise needs more art. Ever since the World Economic Forum’s Cultural Leaders network and the Schwab Foundation ...
Social entrepreneurs are using their ingenuity to equip people today for the jobs of tomorrow. The Schwab Foundation For Social Entrepreneurship community has already made an impact on th...
社会起業家は、特に従来の市場や関係機関がうまく機能していない分野において、既存のサービスの創造的破壊者ともいえる存在です。シュワブ財団のコミュニティの社会起業家だけでも、190以上の国々で6億2,200万人の生活にインパクトを与えてきた様子が、 シュワブ財団インパクト・レポートに記載されています。
Social entrepreneurs are disruptors in the services of others, especially in situations where the traditional actors or the market have failed. The Schwab Foundation Impact Report, showed...
Todos los días colaboramos con algunos de los innovadores y empresarios sociales a través de la comunidad de la Fundación Schwab para el emprendimiento social.
Every day we engage with the some of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs and innovators through the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship community.
Among many global health, economic and societal disruptions, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has forced millions to physically isolate. Combine that with extensive news coverage on the ...
