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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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This report aims to capture characteristics of the impact investing sector in Latin America over the past two years, based on a sample of impact investors active in the region. Through institution-level and deal-level data shared by these investors, it gives a snapshot of where and how capital is being allocated and identifies challenges that the ecosystem faces. The report focuses on the region widely while taking a deeper dive into three of the region’s largest markets: Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.

PublisherAspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)
Publish Date
AuthorA. Davidson, M. Guttentag, V. Hume
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico
Sector
No

This report provides a landscape for impact investment women’s health focused in Colombia and Peru in order to catalyze impact investment interest and capital to the most-needed areas of women’s health in Latin America. More specifically, it identifies gaps in service provision, areas of opportunity for investment, pipeline opportunities, and examples of women’s health programs that are focused on impact and sustainability.

PublisherThe William Davidson Institute (WDI), Linked Foundation
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Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia, Peru
SectorHealth
No

El proyecto que se presenta en esta publicación tiene como objetivo la mejora de la nutrición de población en riesgo del Departamento del Cauca y del Valle del Cauca, en Colombia, a través del consumo de Frucap, un producto altamente nutritivo y funcional que se canaliza a la población vulnerable a través de compras públicas y otras entidades del sector alimentario. Sin embargo, el gran éxito y aprendizaje del proyecto no se basa sólo en la accesibilidad del producto Frucap para poblaciones con deficiencias nutricionales, sino en el modelo de negocio inclusivo que hay detrás de su producción y desarrollo.

PublisherFundación CODESPA
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Author
LanguageSpanish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
No

Esta publicación describe el caso de Indupalma, una empresa palmera que incluye a campesinos en su cadena de valor como provedores. El caso incluye el modelo financiero, la matriz de intercambio de valor y algunos resultados del modelo.

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Publish Date
Author
LanguageSpanish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
No

Este estudio de caso examina el proyecto con el que la empresa Hugo Restrepo en alianza con la Fundación Carvajal fortalece su cadena de suministro, logrando mejoras en productividad agrícola, e incrementando los ingresos de los pequeños productores agrícolas . Incluye tambien la descripción de su modelo financiero y su matriz de intercambio de valor.

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Author
LanguageSpanish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
No

This paper analyses the status quo of the inclusive business landscape in Colombia while also taking research findings from Mexico into account. The article provides insights about structures and interdepences between business and support organisations of the inclusive business eco-system. It identies obstacles in the Colombian market and highlights areas for future call for action.

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AuthorJ. Melo, T. Magdalena
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Yes

This report reviews the opportuntiies that utility companies - providers of products and services that meet basic needs through dedicated physical networks - represent to deliver financial access at scale. The research focuses on the experiences of utility companies in Colombia that provide access to finance to the BOP to identify lessons learned relevant to other utility companies looking to enter similar markets, especially in Asian countries.

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Publish Date
AuthorC. Leon
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
IB Topics:
Yes

This study provides, for the first time, data that evaluates the ability of social enterprises to satisfy the basic needs of poor populations. Focusing on Colombia, Mexico, Kenya and South Africa, the dynamics in the public, private, and third sectors were examined, and to what extent these influence the activities of social enterprises. The study includes concrete recommendations on how to increase the contribution of social enterprises to poverty alleviation.

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Publish Date
AuthorA. Wachner, L. Hanley, T Weiss
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
Colombia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa
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Sector
No

Este documento presenta el caso de estudio de Compartamos con Colombia y su labor orientada a la erradicación de la pobreza en el país dentro del ecosistema de innovación social. Así mismo se exponen las claves del éxito de esta intervención.

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AuthorD. Murillo, H. Buckland, I. Carreras
LanguageEspañol
Region/CountryAmérica Latina y el Caribe
Colombia
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Sector
No

Este documento presenta herramientas para el desarrollo, implementación y consolidación de negocios verdes nacionales e internacionales capaces de aprovechar las ventajas comparativas ambientales.

Publisher
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Author
LanguageSpanish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
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Sector
No