Key Trends Shaping Business Inclusion and Social Impact Efforts in 2026

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Webinar

January 27, 2026

11 am - 12 pm EST

Recent geopolitical shifts are directly affecting how companies can deliver on business inclusion and social impact. As expectations from employees, consumers, and policymakers evolve around the world—businesses must still demonstrate that their values and actions are aligned.

Join us this January to hear insights on the business inclusion and social impact developments that will matter most for companies in 2026.

In this session, you’ll learn:

How rising political polarization, evolving regulations, and global debates about equity and human rights are shaping corporate priorities.
How companies operating across multiple countries are navigating differing cultural norms, legal requirements, and public expectations.
What leading companies are doing to stay responsive and credible in a rapidly shifting environment—from adapting workplace practices to building more thoughtful community partnerships.

This sensemaking session is designed for executives working in corporate social responsibility (CSR); diversity, equity, and inclusion; sustainability; and human resources.

Scheduled Speakers

Jarrid Green, Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

New York

Jarrid is a director for BSR’s Inclusive Business Practice.

He supports leaders of global companies in their efforts to build inclusive organizations; navigate emerging industry and policy trends/flashpoints; and achieve strategic community and social impact. Jarrid also partners with philanthropic organizations including foundations and nonprofit intermediaries to identify opportunities to harness business influence for greater societal good.

Prior to joining BSR, Jarrid worked at Freedman Consulting, where he developed and managed strategic philanthropic initiatives, including donor coalitions and nonprofit initiatives focused on racial and civic justice issues, climate/sustainability impacts, and public health. Jarrid has also served in senior research and project management capacities at The Democracy Collaborative and The Center for Social Inclusion, where he led, supported, and published policy research and case studies focused on opportunities to dismantle structural racial inequities within community and economic development fields and practices.

Jarrid received his MBA in Sustainability from Bard College where he served as an inaugural member of the program’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Advisory Board and provided advisory support and instruction to first- and second-year MBA students in his role as a part-time faculty member for the college’s experiential-learning, sustainability consulting course NYCLab. In 2024, he received a Certificate in AI Essentials for Business from Harvard Business School Online.

Jarrid holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. He is also an alum of the Council of Urban Professional Fellowship Institute.

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Jen Stark, Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

New York

Jen serves as a director for BSR's Inclusive Business practice.

She is a strategy development and implementation expert at complex health and humanitarian organizations with 20+ years of experience. At BSR, she relaunched the Inclusive Business practice to meet the needs of companies navigating shifting regulation, policy, and litigation, alongside evolving business needs in the U.S. and around the globe.

Prior to joining BSR, Jen directed investments at the Tara Health Foundation to advance gender and racial equity through the private sector, including historic progress on paid family and medical leave, reproductive health, and other workplace protections. Before working in philanthropy, she founded the corporate relations program at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She also managed the disaster fundraising team at the American Red Cross, coordinating large scale efforts to responsibly raise and deploy hundreds of millions of dollars. She is frequently cited in business press on flashpoint topics and is an advisor to Gauge.ai, the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, and GoFundMe’s Compassion Leadership Network. 

Jen holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is based in the greater Boston area with her family, where she also plays cello in a community orchestra.