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This case study presents a business model of the Indonesian company Rajawali, which integrates Indonesian taxi drivers as Business Partners in the core activities of its subsidiary Express Taxi. By providing access to capital and training Express Taxi redefined the traditional business model between large transport companies and drivers’ groups. The case examines the challenges and opportunities of such a partnership in the context of income generation for the poor and reliability and safety for the general public.

This paper discusses the role of the private sector in poverty reduction by offering ideas and insights into topical poverty issues and what they mean for business. It outlines the ways in which businesses can engage with Oxfam, and how developing a stronger understanding of development issues can help businesses.

This report about a private sector mapping project takes a closer look at the current motives, strategies, incentives, obstacles, and benefits as perceived by firms to enter untapped majority markets. For this purpose, 521 interviews in thirteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) were conducted.

This report provides an overview of CEO perspectives on the progress to date, challenges ahead and the journey towards a sustainable economy. It draws on insights from major consumer goods companies around the globe and across 46 countries including companies such as Unilever, Nestlé, Diageo, Heineken, Timberland and Natura.

This report examines approaches to providing affordable and safe water to low-income communities and how the public sector, philanthropic and commercial players can aid the growth of such projects. It provides an in-depth and comparative analysis of models in this sector and clusters the solutions into four groups: 'devices, flasks and tabs', 'pumping and harvesting', 'pipes and taps' and 'plants and kiosks'.

This case study showcases the Japanese Ajinomoto Co. business, which joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to employ its expertise in food technology and amino acid nutrition for improving nutrition in Ghana. It outlines the company's goals which include reaching an estimated 200,000 weaning infants by 2017, and it elaborates on how the model works, the business and development impacts, and the key success factors.

This book chapter offers an integrated framework for poverty alleviation that maps the roles of private sector, government and civil society organizations.

This case study looks at the opportunity, challenges and lessons learned from Anadarko Mozambique Area 1, a development project being operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) park. To ensure Mozambican companies are prepared to compete for the business opportunities that will accompany AMA1’s construction, Anadarko is working with PYXERA Global, an international economic development organisation, to localise the project’s supply chain.

This case study showcases mining company, Anglo American, which joined the Business Call to Action with its commitment to tackle poverty, empower underprivileged individuals, and promote economic growth in South Africa’s mining and labour-sending communities. It outlines the company's goals; how the business model works; the business and development impacts to date; and the key success factors.