3 Ways Businesses Are Addressing Inequality in Emerging Markets

Last year, the World Bank added a new mission to its original goal of reducing poverty: boosting shared prosperity. The change reflects the state of today’s world: the fraction of the global population in extreme poverty, defined as those earning less than $1.25 per day, has dropped to 12% from 36% in 1990. Yet income inequality is more pronounced than ever. According to a report released by Oxfam International on Monday, the richest 80 individuals in the world hold as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion. World Bank President Jim Kim has called this reality a “stain on our collective conscience,” explaining that boosting shared prosperity is the best way to fight inequality. We agree wholeheartedly with that approach. And we believe businesses must play a large role in making it happen.

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