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SIDUR and water.org help local family to access clean water and make a profit

SIDUR is one of several local partners of Water.org doing life-changing work in Tamil Nadu, India. This short documentary shows the impact of Water.org's WaterCredit and hygeine grant work in the urban regions.

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HSBC and Bandhan help family to purchase rickshaws

Shukla's husband was a rickshaw puller. He rented a rickshaw for 25 to 30 rupees per day and earned around 2,200 rupees per month. After learning about microfinance loans provided by Bandhan, a microfinance institution, Shukla approached them for a loan of 5,000 rupees which she received.

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Making Private Standards Work for You

The United Nations agency tasked with promoting industrial development has launched a new guidebook on private standards for exporters in developing countries working in the garments, footwear and furniture sectors to help them access global production and supply chains.

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Taproot Foundation works with non-profit organisations

Taproot is a non-profit organisation that engages design, marketing, IT, strategic management, and human resources professionals in pro bono to build the infrastructure of other non-profit organisations.

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Inclusive Business - How to Develop Business and Fight Poverty

A publication from Endeva with a range of case studies.

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Developing Inclusive Business Models - A Review of Coca-Cola's Manual Distribution Centres in Ethiopia and Tanzania

A research paper on inclusive business by Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Inclusive Business marries profitability and development

The video introduces two inclusive business initiatives being implemented in Peru and Ecuador by the WBCSD-SNV Alliance.

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Inclusive Business SNV Asia Part 1

A video on Inclusive Business in Asia.

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Inclusive business for sustainable livelihoods - Facts Reports

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”.

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Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence and Action

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

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Inclusive Business at the Base of the Pyramid

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.

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Overcoming the Barriers to Inclusive Business Growth

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...

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Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor - a UNDP report

Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor is the new and groundbreaking report launched on 1 July by the UN Development Programme.

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Accelerating Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals Through Inclusive Business Delivering Results: Moving Towards Scale

Report on an inclusive business dialogue held 21 September 2010 during the UN summit on the millennium development goals.

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Indian Tales of Inclusive Business Models

An enlightening article on the Harvard Business Review website that provides case studies of business models in developing economies by four well-informed Indian scholars.

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Publications on PPPs and Inclusive Business

Many agencies are working to build a vibrant private sector, and to partner with business for development goals. But donor coordination is only possible if agencies share a ‘world view’ on how to do this most effectively. The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) works to build that...

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Inclusive Business: Creating Value in Latin America

The Alliance for Inclusive Business is a joint effort of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and SNV Netherlands Development Organization and has recently launched a report highlighting its joint work in Latin America over the past 4 years.

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Just how inclusive is ‘inclusive business’?

The growing effort to make markets work for the poor has seen the emergence of several initiatives and practices that claim to be more inclusive of smallholders and poor workers. But how far such initiatives genuinely reduce poverty and empower small-scale producers remains open for debate.

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Inclusive Business Solutions: Expanding Opportunity and Access at the Base of the Pyramid

IFC’s new report, Inclusive Business Solutions: "Expanding Opportunity and Access at the Base of the Pyramid" outlines IFC's business solutions that are designed to facilitate new opportunities for innovation, growth and competitiveness at the base of the pyramid (BoP).

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Mi Tienda’s inclusive business model

A short video on a Mi Tienda's inclusive business model.