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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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Being the Change: inspiring the next generation of inclusive business entrepreneurs: Impacting the Base of the Pyramid
44

This report presents 14 founders of Inclusive Businesses in different countries /regions of the world. The reader gets an insight into the specific business concepts as well as into their personal history and motives of the entrepreneurs.

Publisher
Publish Date
AuthorC. Ribeiro, E. Ishikawa
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa
IB Topics:
SectorAgriculture or Food, Energy, Health, Housing or Construction, Retail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods, Water, Sanitation or Waste Management
No
Inclusive Business Models Guide to the Inclusive Business Model in IFC’s Portfolio: Client Case Studies
72

This report includes a set of 31 case studies on IFC’s portfolio companies with inclusive business models. The presented companies are profitably providing goods, services, and livelihood opportunities to the Base of the Pyramid. In the case studies the reader gets an insight in the specific background of the companies, the business models as well as drivers for the specific business models and results of the latter.

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Publish Date
AuthorA. Geaneotes, B. Jenkins, D. Coutinho, J. Dolan, M. Sabin, P. Baptista, S. Heitmann, S. Phillips Lee, S.Durier
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
IB Topics:
SectorAgriculture or Food, Education, Energy, Health, Housing or Construction, Retail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods, Water, Sanitation or Waste Management
No
Scaling up Inclusive Business: Advancing the Knowledge and Action Agenda
50

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.

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Publish Date
AuthorA. Geaneotes, B. Jenkins, E. Ishikawa, J. Paul
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
IB Topics:
SectorEducation, Energy, Health, Housing or Construction, Retail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods, Water, Sanitation or Waste Management
No
Appropriate Development, Architecture and Planning Technologies (ADAPT)
24

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.

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Publish Date
AuthorP. Nader
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa
Egypt
IB Topics:
SectorHousing or Construction
No