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This case study focuses on Moladi, a family business based in South Africa, active in construction technology, seeking to provide affordable housing solutions for the poor. The firm’s basic model is to combine its construction technology with a simplified assembly method that helps to reduce both the costs and complexity of the building process. The report describes the model, looks at the actors and results that have been achieved.

Este documento está orientado a estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado interesados en desarrollar su tesis en negocios inclusivos, presenta una compilación de recursos académicos sobre el surgimiento del concepto de la base de la pirámide,elaboraciones conceptuales posteriores, sistematización de casos iberoamericanos, perspectivas críticas,metodologías propuestas, relación con otros conceptos, perspectivas sobre el concepto de pobreza y programas internacionales en el tema.

Este libro desarrolla ampliamente la relación entre los mercados y los pobres a través de la presentación de 33 iniciativas, de empresas de todo tamaño y de emprendedores sociales que realizan negocios para servir a los sectores de bajos ingresos en Iberoamérica. Los casos analizados incluyen distintos roles de las comunidades de bajos ingresos (productores, distribuidores, clientes, líderes del negocio) y corresponden a experiencias servicios públicos, reciclaje y agricultura.

This report discusses four years of the WBCSD-SNV alliance's progress on implementing inclusive business ventures in ten countries within Latin America. The report highlights 11 case examples and three areas of work: raising awareness about inclusive business models, brokering of new opportunities and advocating for the improvement of framework conditions.

Este reporte ofrece un amplio análisis del panorama de Colombia con respecto a los negocios inclusivos; presenta una mirada a las dinámicas empresariales del país y a las restricciones de mercado a las que se enfrentan los negocios inclusivos en Colombia. Presenta 13 casos de distintos sectores, analizando su matriz de intercambio de valor y sus estrategias de crecimiento.

This report focuses on key issue areas that need to be addressed to move the field of inclusive business forward. 14 different cases of companies which operate in a range of different countries and industry sectors are analysed and a first look provides a preliminary analysis of the drivers, results, and key elements these inclusive business models share.

This report points out five core challenges that companies face when implementing inclusive business models and shows exemplary solutions for these by using experiences from companies which are already active in Inclusive business. Besides it presents case studies of 14 companies with different inclusive business models in different regions of the world.

This case study focuses on a programme implementing the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which retrofits low-income houses in the urban township of Kuyasa, Khayelitsha, South Africa with solar water geysers, insulated ceilings and compact fluorescent light bulbs. The programme is funded through a funding model of the South African Export Development Fund. The report describes the market and location context, the business model, and looks at the constraints, relationships and results.

This case study focuses on the urban planning strategies used by a local architecture consultancy firm called ADAPT (Appropriate Development, Architecture and Planning Technologies). It examines how they meet the opportunities of building, upgrading and renewing urban real estate in Egypt’s informal economy. The report describes the market and location context, the business model, constraints and solutions, the actors, and the results of the business.

Summary of the publicationThe guide provides an overview about the concept of inclusive business and gives practical advice on how companies can take better advantage of it. The guide describes the target market with its unique structural features and defines the BRIICS states and Mexico as the most important markets for future activities. Energy, financial services, food and agriculture, housing and construction, information and communications technology (ICT) and water are identified as the most promising sectors.