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The devastating impacts of climate change, rising inequalities within and across countries, increasing fragility and global health emergencies demand a rethinking of socio-economic practices and systems that follow the economic growth paradigm. The world faces profound economic, environmental, and social challenges, as the international community comes to realize that the basic requirements and consumption needs of an ever-growing population cannot be sustainably met by simply maximizing economic output.

In this podcast series, Alissa Stein invites to discuss concepts of economic transformation currently hotly debated. The podcast provides different perspectives from renown experts and practitioners around the world.

Filipinos faced a lot of challenges during and even before the COVID-19 pandemic.​ Inclusive businesses pave the way for businesses to empower poor communities and to help the Philippine economy recover faster.​ This video informs about the Inclusive Business Bill currently proposed in Congress and how it can help more Filipinos.​

Most impact investors report meeting or exceeding their impact performance metrics, but is this truly the case? Maoz (Michael) Brown, head of research at the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, collaborated with Wharton PhD candidate Lauren Kaufmann on a study that reveals it is common practice for impact investors to report metrics primarily to market their success, rather than to evaluate and understand where their impact may fall short.

This 10-minute video produced by USAID shows how an outgrower model creates benefits for companies and indigenous communities in the Philippines. It also contains voices from policy makers, who explain how Inclusive Business contributes to sustainable economic development in the country.

Learn about inclusive business promotion in the Philippines! This 7-minute video describes a papaya outgrower programme benefitting small-scale farmers and explains why the national government has opted to promote inclusive growth through inclusive business.

This report summarises survey results on the engagement of business in international development. The sample for the study included interviews with 25 company executives, 10 NGO executives, six journalists and four investment analysts.

DCED members note that many multi-stakeholder platforms have been established in recent years, to facilitate collaboration between development actors and business. They have therefore requested a review of experience gained. What are the objectives, achievements and roles of some of these platforms? This paper reports the findings of a literature survey, a review of 29 platform websites, and 17 semi-structured interviews with staff of donor agencies, platforms and business.

This report assesses the extent to which inclusive business models promote women's economic empowerment in Asia and Latin America. It looks at Inclusive businesses that involve women in their value chain and provide specific services that help low-income women.

The case study introduces the business mode of the 2011 founded South African enterprise Khuin !Kwa Kalahari Experience (KK) that offers authentic eco-tours within and around the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The enterprise tackles high unemployment and poverty among the ‡Khomani San by rebuilding identities and by cherishing ancestral traditions and conservation. The case study analyses the economic, social and environmental impact of Khuin !Kwa Kalahari Experience (KK).

The case study introduces the business model of the 1990 founded South African enterprise Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) which tackles food insecurity, unemployment, environmental degradation and climate change by creating greenbelts of community gardens and trees and by empowering emerging organic farmers. The case study analyses the economic, social and environmental impact of FTFA.