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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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Landscape Study Vietnam
92

This report includes a market study of current inclusive businesses in Viet Nam (with profiles of 18 real and potential IB models) and an assessment of the enabling environment. It also provides recommendations for promoting inclusive businesses.

The landscape study was conducted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN), in order to support the development of an enabling environment for inclusive businesses in Viet Nam. It was produced upon request of the Agency for Enterprise Development (AED) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

PublisherUnited Nations ESCAP and iBAN
Publish Date
AuthorA. Bauer, H. Mai, J. Tsuen Yip Wong, M. Mikic, M. Pérez Cusó, V. Marcelino
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
Vietnam
IB Topics: Inclusive business models and strategy, Policy and Government
SectorAgriculture or Food, Retail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods
Yes
Landscape Study Vietnam
Building Inclusive Supply Chains
52

This publication shows how Japanese retailer MUJI has built an inclusive supply chain positively impacting on small producers at the base of the pyramid (BOP), and how its stakeholders perceive its benefits. The report reflects direct feedback gathered during interviews and surveys conducted by IFC with different stakeholders in MUJI's supply chain, including producers, customers, employees, and management. The report highlights key challenges and opportunities that stem from engagement with the BOP producers in emerging markets. It also provides insights into good practice in incorporating the BOP producers into global value chains, drawing on MUJI’s experiences.

PublisherInternational Finance Corporation (IFC)
Publish Date
AuthorA. Masuda, S. Saruta
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEurope and Central Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR
IB Topics: BoP as supplier
SectorRetail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods
No
Building Inclusive Supply Chains
Inclusive Textiles and Clothing: Mapping Inclusive Business Opportunities in the Textile and Clothing Sector in Asia
73

In 2015, ADB engaged Inclusive Business Sweden to prepare this sector study on IB models in the value chain of the textile and clothing industry in Asia, focusing on Bangladesh and Myanmar. The study—Project InTaCt (Inclusive Textiles and Clothing)—focused on mapping opportunities for developing IB models across supply chains in Asia as possible new and innovative investment opportunities for leading Swedish and other international and local companies in the sector.

PublisherAsian Development Bank (ADB), Inclusive Business Sweden
Publish Date
AuthorM. Debelak
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, South Asia
Bangladesh, Myanmar
IB Topics: BoP as supplier, Gender
SectorRetail, Manufacturing or Consumer Goods
No
Business Opportunities in the Textile and Clothing Sector in Asia