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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.

The case study reviews the Strategic Alliance for the Fortification of Oil and Other Staple Foods (SAFO), a project-based alliance with the private aim to strengthen inclusive ecosystems for food fortification in developing countries, and the public objective to reduce malnutrition. It reviews how project-based alliances can strengthen inclusive business ecosystems; what the limitations are; and how project-based alliances are governed and managed.

This report examines the role of the private sector to tackle malnutrition. It discusses core areas of intervention across three areas: (1) core business operations and investments, (2) philanthropy and social investment, and (3) public policy dialogue, advocacy and institution building, and includes examples of individual and collective business action.

This report looks at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, its structure, function, and activities, and plans to further partner with corporations and multilateral agencies. It addresses the question of whether a multi-sectoral partnership is a useful framework for addressing micronutrient deficiencies and what some of the challenges and lessons have been thus far.

This case study is the second part of the study into Procter & Gamble and the United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) collaboration to tackle maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). It looks at the successes and challenges of the campaign, and how the barriers were overcome.

This report analyses the demand for inclusive business in agriculture, healthcare and renewable energy and discusses the challenges and opportunities for transfer of inclusive business models from India to sub-Saharan Africa. The report draws on insights from 11 inclusive businesses and 44 industry practitioners. The preparation of this report and toolkit was led by Ishira Mehta and Pallavi Shrivastava from IFC

This case study showcases the U.S.-based Dimagi business, which joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to promote access to health care for millions of people in India. It highlights its mobile phone-based application CommCare which helps health workers to collect data and monitor patient care more efficiently and effectively. The study also outlines the company's goals, how the model works, the business and development impacts, and the key success factors.

This note explores how and why market systems programmes and companies need to identify common goals in order to be able to engage with each other.

This paper examines the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to companies' business activities. It sets out many significant opportunities for all companies to play a role in the achievement of the SDGs.