What is Shared Value?

CREATING SHARED VALUE is a concept developed by Harvard University Business School Professors, and states that companies can deliver economically beneficial strategies that simultaneously solve societal challenges

Creating Shared Value is a management concept introduced 10 years ago and practised by successful companies globally. 

It enables a business to use Shared Value as a tool to create strategies focused on sustainability and practices that enhance competitiveness, while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions of the communities in which they operate.

Shared Value represents a fundamental shift in thinking from a profit-only focus to one of profit with purpose.