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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.

This 10-minute video produced by USAID shows how an outgrower model creates benefits for companies and indigenous communities in the Philippines. It also contains voices from policy makers, who explain how Inclusive Business contributes to sustainable economic development in the country.

Learn about inclusive business promotion in the Philippines! This 7-minute video describes a papaya outgrower programme benefitting small-scale farmers and explains why the national government has opted to promote inclusive growth through inclusive business.

The report explores the potential for Inclusive Business in Myanmar with the aim of improving understanding of the market while examining the potential of inclusive businesses to attract investment from impact investment funds. It also makes policy recommendations on enhancing the environment for inclusive business investments including coordination between key stakeholders.

This publication documents the success stories of the ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards finalists and nominees from various sectors across the region. It aims to inspire companies to embrace change and innovation in their corporate culture. The case studies presented can serve as a guide for other emerging inclusive businesses.

This report provides detailed information about the investing activity and trends in 11 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It outlines challenges and opportunities for impact investors and analyzes political and economic factors that may inform investment decisions in each country.
 

This presentation makes a case for an Indian-Japanese partnership for collaborative investments into African projects.

A new variety of rice is now helping smallholder farmers in North Thailand out of poverty, while also improving their diet. Siam Organic Co., Ltd., which introduced Jasberry rice, a non-GMO, organic rice variety in the region, adopted an inclusive business model to help farmers increase harvest yields and earn more. Siam Organic was a finalist in the first ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards, which was held in 2017.

Coffee for Peace's inclusive business approach is helping farming communities in the Mount Apo area. Premium coffee varieties were introduced and farmers trained to achieve higher yields, while best practices in processing, branding, and marketing coffee were also disseminated. Coffee for Peace was one of the finalists of the first ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards, which was held in 2017.

Agribusiness company Olam International is introducing an inclusive business approach to coffee farming in Timor-Leste, as farmers are supported to achieve an end-to-end sustainable supply chain.
Olam International was one of the finalists of the first ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards, which was held in 2017.