Reimagining The Role of Business in Global Prosperity.
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World with Purpose
Reimagining the Role of Business in Global Prosperity
World with Purpose is GHAYA’s global thought-leadership and convening platform, bringing together leaders from business, government and society to challenge conventional thinking, inspire collective action and advance a more purposeful vision of prosperity.
Business Has the Power to Shape a Better World.
We believe that business has a responsibility that extends beyond financial returns. Through innovation, investment, leadership and collaboration, it has the potential to address societal challenges while creating enduring economic value.
World with Purpose was founded on the conviction that the future of business lies in aligning commercial success with the wellbeing of people and the planet.
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An Initiative of World with Purpose
Women with Purpose
Leadership, culture and wellbeing, in conversation.
Women with Purpose is an initiative within the World with Purpose platform that brings women together around leadership, culture, wellbeing and the many dimensions of sustainable development.
Through the Women with Purpose Award and an ongoing series of conversations, it celebrates women who lead with vision, resilience and impact, and creates space for the ideas that shape a more inclusive future.
Women with Purpose Award
Recognising women who lead with vision, resilience and purpose, across six award categories from The Vanguard to The Legacy Award.
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Our Journey
Building a global movement, one conversation at a time.
Our Community
One Mission
Enabling Global Prosperity. One purpose-led business at a time.
Join 500+ CEOs, global thought leaders, business visionaries, academic luminaries, entrepreneurial trailblazers, philanthropic champions, consciousness pioneers, acclaimed authors, and emerging youth influencers as we co-create a world where business benefits everyone.
At World with Purpose, we believe in the power of collective action and the potential to create a brighter future for all. Our mission is deeply rooted in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. At the heart of our endeavour lies a commitment to enable global prosperity for all. By aligning our efforts with the UN SDGs, we aim to create shifts in mind perspective of business leaders to contribute to eradicating poverty and hunger, promoting quality education and gender equality, ensuring clean water and sanitation, fostering sustainable economic growth, and combating climate change, simply through “business as usual”.
Our Six Pillars of Programming
Each pillar hosts the world’s best from their respective fields.
The Pledge
A Shared Commitment to Purpose-Led Business
Endorsed by 40 founding signatories, this declaration unites business leaders and organisations across the United Arab Emirates around one commitment: to embrace purpose-led strategies, deliver positive societal and environmental impact, and redefine the role of business in shaping a sustainable and inclusive future.
From Our Founder
Roberta Calarese — Founder and CEO of GHAYA