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This report documents the 'Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets conference' which aimed to assess how modernisation of the food system can include and benefit small-scale farmers. It focused on understanding if new food giants could be partners in the economic growth of rural areas; if small-scale farmers could meet the high expectations for food quantity, quality and safety; and if policy could help to make successful market linkages between business and small-scale farming.

Esta publicación presenta dos experiencias de articulación de pequeños productores de trucha con mercados nacionales en Perú.

This field guide on social intrapreneurship outlines the characteristics, habits, and approaches of a 'social intrapreneur' - someone who works inside major corporations or organisations to develop and promote practical solutions to social/environmental challenges where progress is currently stalled by market failures. It discusses the challenges and opportunities and draws on in-depth research from twenty leading global corporations.

This working paper looks at the challenge for companies operating in situations where there are governance gaps and institutional failures, ranging from repressive and corrupt regimes, to weak public administration, to lack of political will. It illustrates some of the public-private alliances and other institutional innovations that are starting to emerge as a response to these gaps and it recommends five actions for companies to consider.

This report details three cross-industry initiatives: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; The United Nations Global Compact Principles; and the IFC Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability. The document aims to provide a user-friendly, balanced and impartial guide to help businesses to navigate their way through the tools available on responsible business conduct in international operations.

This report discusses SAB Millers work on ‘enterprise development’ which has three main strands: supporting smallholder farmers agriculture supply chain; investing in the value chain; and developing entrepreneurs in communities.

This article discusses how the business community can go beyond corporate social responsibility to make a lasting impact on development.

Este reporte, basado en entrevistas a ejecutivos de alta gerencia, recopila información sobre las actuales motivaciones, estrategias, incentivos, obstáculos y beneficios percibidos por empresas que trabajan en la Base de la Piramide en trece países de América Latina y el Caribe.

This report argues that providing access to improved sanitation is good business and poses strong economic returns. Through case studies from Borouge and Borealis, Dow Chemical, GHD, ITT, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola Company, Unilever and Veolia, it highlights what solutions the private sector has provided to the global sanitation crisis.

This report about a private sector mapping project takes a closer look at the current motives, strategies, incentives, obstacles, and benefits as perceived by firms to enter untapped majority markets. For this purpose, 521 interviews in thirteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) were conducted.