Name: Your company's data could help end world hunger
Uploaded: 2016-11-02T15:24:57Z
Duration: 11 min 6 s
Description: Your company might have donated money to help solve humanitarian issues, but you could have something even more useful to offer: your data. Mallory Freeman shows us how private sector companies can help make real progress on big problems -- from the refugee crisis to world hunger -- by donating untapped data and decision scientists. What might your company be able to contribute?

Mallory Freeman: Your company's data could help end world hunger

Your company's data could help end world hunger

Your company might have donated money to help solve humanitarian issues, but you could have something even more useful to offer: your data. Mallory Freeman shows us how private sector companies can help make real progress on big problems -- from the refugee crisis to world hunger -- by donating untapped data and decision scientists. What might your company be able to contribute?

Leveraging data from private companies can dramatically improve humanitarian efforts, turning overwhelming logistics into life-saving action. In one case, optimizing food supply chains with advanced analytics allowed an extra 80,000 people to be fed in Iraq. By donating data, expertise, and technology, companies can spark major progress in tackling world hunger and refugee crises. Data philanthropy is emerging as a smart, high-impact path for corporate responsibility.