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This article comes up with six recommendations and examples how Unilever reaches rural consumer segments in emerging markets.

This publication describes the evolution of the South African agribusiness Reel Gardening.

In Tanzania there are huge opportunities for ambitious energy access investments to increase rural productivity, including milling, irrigation and small and microenterprises. This paper examines the experiences of two mini-hydro projects and a solar-diesel mini-grid project in Tanzania. All three projects are exploring ways to combine energy with wider rural development processes. The paper investigates what interventions work, and offers recommendations for new entrants, policymakers and funders.

This booklet tells the story of how IKEA has been tackling the sustainability and labour challenges in its cotton supply chain, through the creation of a new platform- The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI).

In 2014, Echoing Green, a non-profit irganisation, piloted an impact investing “inflection cohort” of ten alumni of their Fellowship programme, each leading for-profit and hybrid social enterprises. This white paper looks at the inflection cohort pilot’s performance in supporting emerging social entrepreneurs.

TechnoServe partnered with Citi Foundation to implement four pilot projects that aim to address unemployment among women and youth in Africa. This report analyzes the four projects, detailing the lessons learned from each.

This paper presents a case study approach to assess CSO-business partnerships based on four dimensions: relation to core business; degree of partner engagement; partnership activities; and governance structure.

This comprehensive report takes the five step impact measurement methodology from the EVPA and applies it to two case studies; Investisseurs & Partenaires, a social impact fund focused on supporting small and fast growing African enterprises and Reach for Change, a grant maker offering a five-year incubation programme for early stag entrepreneurs focusing on improving the lives of children.