"While innovative partnerships have been part of the modus operandi of many organizations, a groundswell of change has been happening within perhaps more traditional entities—multilateral organizations. These bodies tasked with the immensely complex responsibility of coordinating, reconciling, and advancing policies that impact virtually every aspect of our lives—from pandemic preparedness to internet safety—are revealing new frontiers of collaboration and investing their considerable weight, credibility, and funding to reinvent the way they operate."
APCO's BAAM employee resource group members reflect on what Black resistance means to them and how their ideas, while poignantly different, may more greatly unite us all.
"The world should be paying more attention to Nigeria. One in six Africans live in the country— with over 225 million people—making it the sixth most populous nation in the world after China, India, the USA, Indonesia and Pakistan; it has already passed Brazil and is comfortably ahead of Bangladesh and Russia."
"Companies and organizations will need to recalibrate their strategies for engaging both the Biden Administration and Congress over the next two years, especially knowing that both Democrats and Republicans will approach everything they do with a watchful eye on the 2024 presidential election cycle."
"The response of social media companies to the events in Brazil aligned with the insights of APCO’s recent report on corporate advocacy. The research highlights how a majority of people agree that companies have a role to play in addressing major challenges facing society, even more so if that event relates to their business and is a place where they can make a meaningful impact."