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This case study draws lessons from a joint project between Oxfam and Unilever in Azerbaijan to set up a supply chain for onion powder for Unilever's soups and stocks brand Knorr. It looks at the challenges around implementing the project on the ground, as well as at the level of two international organisations, Oxfam and Unilever learning how to work together.

This case study focuses on Temaso, a joint-venture between the French oil and electricity companies TOTAL and Electricite de France (EDF). TEMASOL was created in 2002 within the framework of a national program championed by Morocco’s National Electricity Office (ONE) aiming at electrifying rural regions of the country. The report describes the market and location context of Temasol, the business model including its funding, constraints and solutions, impacts, and future outlook.

This report explores the National Beverage Company (NBC), the local Coca-Cola bottler in the West Bank and Gaza. It discusses the company's experience in contributing to the local economy by generating local investment and income, creating jobs and investing in human capital, producing safe and affordable products, supporting local small enterprise development, implementing international business standards and technology, and sustaining operations in a conflict-affected area.

This report examines efforts by large firms to encourage entrepreneurship in the Middle East and Southeast Asia; it provide examples that aim to stimulate conversation on corporate contributions to support entrepreneurship, and offer recommendations for deepening ties in this area between businesses, foundations and social entrepreneurs.

This article on Creating Sustainable Local Enterprise Networks describes how successful inclusive businesses often include networks of companies, not-for-profit organizations and communities.