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Opportunities for the Majority: Bank initiative that promotes and finances private sector business models

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The Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ) Initiative promotes and finances market-based, sustainable business models that engage private sector companies, local governments and communities in the development and delivery of quality products and services for the majority of the population of Latin...

Business Models that Make a Difference

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This is a publication produced by IFC (the International Finance Corporation) arguing that inclusive business models are good for business.

Scaling Up Inclusive Business: Advancing the Knowledge and Action Agenda

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This is a report produced for the International Finance Corporation. It is based on 14 IFC client case studies and draws on other research undertaken by IFC and the CSR Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School on inclusive business, including recent research supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Opportunities for investors in sustainable energy in India

2012-01-21_1613

The goal of this report is to inform investors about the market potential of the clean energy industry serving India’s rural BoP market, by looking at its opportunities, challenges, and potential paths to growth. The report aims to present an overall picture of these growing clean energy sectors,...

Socially Inclusive Business: Engaging the Poor through Market Initiatives in Iberoamerica

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The first section of this chapter defines its object and the main research questions that guided the researchers' collective efforts.

Overcoming the Barriers to Inclusive Business Growth

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On 7 December 2010, the Business Call to Action (BCtA) and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) brought together more than 35 inclusive business practitioners in London for a half-day workshop focused on the challenges of integrating inclusive business initiatives into core business...

Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid

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These are the opening remarks by Lakshmi Venkatachalam, ADB Vice President, at the Viet Nam Investment Forum on Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid.

Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence and Action

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A report based on proceedings of an international conference held in Beijing.

Inclusive business for sustainable livelihoods - Facts Reports

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This article highlights the concept of inclusive business in the current global context, provides a few examples of its application in practice, highlights the foundations for its success, and briefly presents an interactive tool, the “Inclusive Business Challenge”.

Business Innovation Facility - What is 'Inclusive Business'?

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"What is 'Inclusive Business'?" Briefing Note no. 1: is an article defining *inclusive business" published by the Business Innovation Facility.