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Impact-oriented companies, striving for sustainability and inclusivity, can contribute strongly to the Agenda 2030. To scale up their positive impact, they need more investment capital.

Foreign companies operating in a ‘host’ country’s private sector play an important role in fostering inclusive development in these nations. How can they realise their full potential for inclusivity?  This PhD thesis explores the contributions of the Dutch private sector to inclusive development in Kenya’s three most important sectors and makes recommendations for companies and policymakers.

This outcome report presents the key highlights and main messages of the Third ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit, where stakeholders from both the public and the private sector exposed their experiences and strategies to create an enabling ecosystem for Inclusive Business (IB) and overcome the challenges posed by the current Covid-19 crisis.

This article proposes six possible avenues for quality OGS companies to reduce the price difference of their products compared to non-quality products, starting from the cost categories that account for most of the price difference between quality and non-quality Solar Home Systems (SHS). These are not the only solutions, but they are a start!

Myanmar’s IB landscape is at a nascent stage. This study assessed 176 businesses that already function as inclusive businesses or have the potential to become inclusive.

This study by INCLUDE captures current views of inclusive development challenges in Africa, and identifies key interventions to reduce poverty and inequality in the region.

El comercio inclusivo está atrayendo un interés cada vez mayor en el Foro de Cooperación Económica de Asia y el Pacífico (APEC), ya que sus economías miembros apuntan a un crecimiento más inclusivo y sostenible, y las empresas buscan nuevos modelos comerciales que sean a la vez comercialmente viables y socialmente pertinentes. En el presente artículo se resumen las recomendaciones para que las empresas pasen de la tradicional responsabilidad social empresarial a los negocios inclusivos.

Les entreprises inclusives suscitent un intérêt croissant dans le cadre de la Coopération économique Asie-Pacifique (APEC), car ses économies membres visent une croissance plus inclusive et durable, et les entreprises recherchent de nouveaux modèles commerciaux qui soient à la fois commercialement viables et socialement pertinents. Cet article résume les recommandations aux entreprises pour qu'elles passent de la responsabilité sociale traditionnelle à l'entreprise inclusive.

Inclusive business is attracting increasing interest in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), as its member economies target more inclusive and sustainable growth, and companies seek new business models that are both commercially viable and socially relevant. This articles summarises recommendations for companies to move forward from traditional corporate social responsibility to inclusive business.

Los negocios inclusivos forman parte ahora del Plan de Acción Estratégico de la ASEAN para el Desarrollo de las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMES) para 2016-2025. En este informe se presenta un informe de situación del IB para la ASEAN y se identifican las medidas para incorporar las empresas inclusivas en los Estados miembros.

L’entreprise inclusive fait maintenant partie du Plan d’action stratégique 2016-2025 de l’ANASE pour le développement des petites et moyennes entreprises (PME). Ce rapport présente une situation de l'IB pour l'ANASE et identifie les mesures visant à intégrer les entreprises inclusives dans les États membres.

Inclusive business is now part of the 2016-2025 ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Development. This report presents an IB situationer for ASEAN and identifies measures to mainstream inclusive business in member states.