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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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Women's Economic Empowerment through Inclusive Business in ASEAN
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This study analyses how Inclusive Business and social entrepreneurship intersect with women’s economic empowerment (WEE). Across 13 case studies from ten ASEAN member states, it identifies two clear paths of WEE impact and four modes of IB and WEE engagement. Based on these findings, the study gives recommendations on how to increase private sector engagement in this field.

PublisherInclusive Business Action Network
Publish Date
AuthorL. Long
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
IB Topics: BoP as customer, BoP as distributor, BoP as supplier, Gender, Inclusive business models and strategy, Innovation, Policy and Government
Sector
Yes
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Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains
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This report presents the joint research findings and conclusions on child labour, forced labour and human trafficking linked to global supply chains from the ILO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), under the aegis of Alliance 8.7. It is the first attempt by international organizations to measure child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains.

PublisherAlliance 8.7
Publish Date
Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Global, South Asia
IB Topics: SDGs, Youth
Sector
No
Cover of child labor and human trafficking report
Supporting last-mile women energy entrepreneurs
140

This document presents ENERGIA’s four-year journey to create and upscale womencentric energy enterprises that sell safe, reliable and affordable energy solutions to low-income consumers in underserved areas. As a learning document, it seeks to analyse the various strategies with which ENERGIA has worked in different contexts. It draws out common features of the most promising ones, as well as lessons from efforts that did not go so well, or even failed completely.

Publisher ENERGIA
Publish Date
AuthorS. Dutta
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa
Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
IB Topics: BoP as distributor, Gender, Last mile distribution
SectorEnergy
No
Supporting last-mile women energy entrepreneurs