Publication database

This document provides a map of publicly-available tools and resources that support the initiation, development and scaling of inclusive business models. It covers resources of action including concept development, implementation, and measurement and evaluations; and resources for support which include case studies, networking, visibility and advocacy.

This research study was conducted as part of a series of country-specific baseline assessments to provide a broad overview of the production, market and socioeconomic conditions, and the constraints and opportunities in farming systems. In Malawi, the main legumes of interest are groundnut and pigeonpea; consequently, much of the analysis in this paper focuses on the two crops, while also providing a broad picture about other crops and livelihood strategies.

This study shows a link between access to financial services and household investment in education or a business, which can contribute to economic growth in developing countries. It discusses the policies needed to address the barriers that prevent people accessing formal financial services, and undertaking such investment.

This baseline study provides insights into how social and environmental enterprises can achieve their social, environmental and business objectives and how policy makers can create a more enabling environment for such enterprises to thrive; it focuses on the SEED community of entrepreneurs, both winners and applicants to the programme.

This report was published to provide context and recommendations for discussion at a roundtable about corporate responsibility. It covers the themes: 'supply chain opportunities, challenges and multinational enterprise responses', 'translating multinational enterprise responses into broader operational principles and standards for responsible supply chain management', and 'developing guidance on the application of the OECD guidelines to supply chain relationships'.

This guide is intended to help companies in emerging markets improve relationships with stakeholders and attract investors by better measuring, managing, and reporting their contribution to socially and environmentally sustainable development and demonstrating good corporate governance. It aims to support senior executives and managers in establishing an effective internal system for the sustainability reporting process as well as promoting an innovative and strategic approach to sustainability at the corporate level.

This study assesses the Standard Chartered bank's socio economic impact in Indonesia - it draws on insights from the official Indonesian government statistics and corporate data from Standard Chartered Indonesia and Permata Bank. It highlights a number of ways in which Standard Chartered could deepen its impact in Indonesia; one of which is expanding its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking services to help foster entrepreneurship in the country.

This study assesses the Standard Chartered bank's socio economic impact in Ghana and how it can improve. It provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the bank's activities in Ghana, and it applies a social accounting matrix to quantify the direct, indirect and induced impact of the organisation.

This tool is a framework created to help Business Call to Action companies measure and assess progress toward their Business Call to Action commitments, and effectively report their inclusive business results.

This report is based on a research project which examined the impact of competition in four product markets - sugar, cement, beer and mobile phone services - in five countries. This edition focuses on Zambia and assesses how the policy framework in the country affects the degree of competition present in a given product market; and how the degree of competition affects market outcomes such as prices, competitiveness, innovation and access to services.