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Our Social Impact Services

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BCG works with businesses, foundations, and governments to help build sustainable food systems and security, even in the face of climate-related threats.
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Across private, public, and social sectors, BCG helps drive innovative approaches to humanitarian response. Learn more about our strategic consulting approach.
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BCG's international development services drive change in developing countries, partnering across sectors to tackle global issues and ensure sustainable impact.

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$2b+
invested in societal impact since 2020
$600m+
invested in societal impact in 2024
72%
of our largest clients involved in at least one social impact case
70m
people gaining better education and jobs by 2030
400 megatons
2030 climate gains from 2024 client work, roughly equal to the UK's annual emission

Our Clients' Success in Social Impact

In this time of accelerating systematic change, customers, employees, and investors increasingly demand that organizations act in socially aware and sustainable ways and demonstrate that they are doing so. It is necessary, strategic, and profitable for organizations to have a positive social impact because driving such change is a source of sustainable competitive advantage. For instance, biopharma companies that conduct ethical human clinical trials and expand access to medications have margins that are 6.7 percentage points higher, and valuations that are 12% greater, than the average for the industry.We help organizations to plan, implement, assess, and communicate their social impact initiatives and social impact strategy. Examples of our social impact consulting work include:

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We joined forces with the Rwanda Development Board to help the country attract private investors to create new jobs. As a direct result, more than $130 million was invested and 9,000 jobs were created; an additional 20,000 jobs were created indirectly.
15%
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We supported the Indian state of Haryana as they quickly and sustainably boosted the quality of education for millions of students, which led to an immediate 15% savings in the state’s education budget.
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We created three principles to guide Africa’s COVID-19 response, based on our work supporting COVID-19 responses around the world and our broad range of support for governments in Africa.
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Discover how BCG helped the state of California lay the groundwork for a future-ready workforce, creating a path toward high-quality, fulfilling jobs.
Empowering Indian Farmers with Digital Solutions
Through a pre-existing partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA’s) DXLab, BCG is helping to create replicable and sustainable digital solutions for smallholder farmers in the state of Himachal Pradesh in North India by increasing market access to improve farmer incomes.
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With support from BCG, the Government of Japan is accelerating its Net Zero ambition - partnering across industry and civil society to drive climate impact, industrial renewal, and global technology leadership.
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Explore how BCG experts helped reduce health disparities by eliminating barriers and improving care access for patients in low- and middle-income countries.
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BCG partnered with a global payments firm to develop data-driven strategies that go beyond access—supporting financial growth for their customers. Learn more.
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A partnership between Rajasthan’s School Education Department, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and BCG has already brought 400,000 students out of learning poverty. 

Meet Our Global Social Impact Partnerships

We partner with leading organizations to mobilize shared expertise and to develop their organizational strengths toward solving some of the world's most pressing challenges.
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Our Latest Thinking on Social Impact

The Tangible Economic Benefits of Inclusion
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October 27, 2025
The Tangible Economic Benefits of Inclusion
BCG’s Kedra Newsom Reeves says inclusion not only spurs growth for companies and local communities but also drives innovation and impact to solve real-world challenges.
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"TED Talk featuringAlex Amouyel, president and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation"
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Can Salad Dressing Transform Capitalism?
Alex Amouyel, president and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation, shows what the “100% for purpose” movement can teach us about doing business, philanthropy, and capitalism differently
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