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The devastating impacts of climate change, rising inequalities within and across countries, increasing fragility and global health emergencies demand a rethinking of socio-economic practices and systems that follow the economic growth paradigm. The world faces profound economic, environmental, and social challenges, as the international community comes to realize that the basic requirements and consumption needs of an ever-growing population cannot be sustainably met by simply maximizing economic output.

In this podcast series, Alissa Stein invites to discuss concepts of economic transformation currently hotly debated. The podcast provides different perspectives from renown experts and practitioners around the world.

Comment définir réellement l’Inclusive Business ? Parler de populations BoP est-il toujours pertinent ? Quels défis l’écosystème inclusif doit-il surmonter ? Quelles sont ses forces et ses faiblesses ? Quelles opportunités offre-t-il aux entrepreneurs ? L’Inclusive Business est-il l’entrepreneuriat de demain ? Ce livre blanc essaime le concept et tente d’apporter une réponse à chacun de ces questionnements grâce à des exemples inspirants.

How do we genuinely define Inclusive Business? Is talking about BoP populations still relevant? What challenges does the inclusive ecosystem face? What are its strengths and weaknesses? What opportunities does it offer to entrepreneurs? Is Inclusive Business the entrepreneurship of tomorrow? This white paper expands the concept of IB in an attempt to tackle each of these questions using inspiring examples.

Based on data from 132 GDC members, as well as evidence and insights gathered by the GDC over the last three years, this report explores four major trends in the LMD sector: digitalisation, access to finance, product diversification and consumer financing. Overall, the report finds that, despite significant challenges – not least Covid-19 – the LMD sector is impactful, resilient and increasingly professional. External support, including access to finance, is key to unlocking LMDs’ full potential for impact at the last mile.

The framework and case studies provided in this playbook are meant to provide a starting point for companies transitioning to becoming an inclusive business. The framework provides actionable ideas that can help guide your thinking, decision-making practices, and strategy while the case studies’ real-world examples can inspire you to drive inclusive change within your own business and unique context.

Social enterprises have shown resilience and agility in response to the pandemic's severe challenges, offering new products, services, and trading models to support their communities. This global survey explores these responses along with the uneven impact on different demographic groups and variations across regions. It also looks at support provision, growth expectations and implications on social enterprises as generators of employment.