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This case study showcases Patrimonio Hoy, a subsidiary of the multinational Mexican cement manufacturer CEMEX, which joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to strengthening its inclusive business providing integral housing solutions for low-income families. It outlines the company's commitment strategy, how the business model works, the business and development impacts to date, and the key success factors.

This case study showcases the CEMEX' Assisted Self-Construction Integrated Program (Programa Integral de Autoconstrucción Asistida or PiAC) that is committed to enhancing low-income families’ capacities for attaining safe and affordable housing in Mexico. It outlines the cement manufacturers commitment strategy, how the business model works, the business and development impacts to date, and the key success factors.

This report summarises the housing market challenges for the Base of the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) in Latin America and presents and analyses four housing business models that can enable companies and other organisations to provide services and products to the BOP: Micro-Mortgage, Rent-To-Own, Core House and Home Improvements.

Este informe de la iniciativa de Oportunidades para la Mayoría expone y analiza cuatro modelos de negocios para el mercado de la vivienda con la base de la pirámide: microhipotecas, alquiler con opción a compra, vivienda básica y mejoramiento de la vivienda. Asimismo, el informe da recomendaciones finales para aquellos del sector privado que desean incursionar en este mercado.

This report explores how 12 technologies can create value in India; it groups the transformative technologies in three categories: 'digitizing life and work', 'smart physical systems', and 'energy technologies' and assesses the potential impact of the 12 technologies on the economy within the following sectors: financial services, education, health, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and government services.

This report explores the gap in global affordable housing - it outlines how four approaches - unlocking land supply, reducing construction costs, improving operations and maintenance, and lowering financing costs for buyers and developers - could reduce the cost of affordable housing by 20 to 50%, and substantially narrow the affordable housing gap by 2025.

This report summarises practical lessons learned from IFC's inclusive business clients including 21 profiles from agribusiness, health, housing, ICT, retail and utilities. It illustrates lessons for different parts of the value chain – including procurement, product development, distribution and retail, and marketing and sales.

This report documents an interview with Ruban Selvanayagam from Fez Tá Pronto Construction System in Brazil, a real estate development model that is focused on serving people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) with affordable and high quality housing. It discusses the dysfunctional mainstream housing market dynamics, and the current practical challenges that face the scheme.