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This report gives an overview of the progress made by the Grow Africa initiative in 2013 and highlights the key challenges and lessons learnt. Grow Africa, founded in 2011 by the African Union (AU), The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the World Economic Forum works to increase private sector investment in agriculture, and accelerate the execution and impact of investment commitments.

This report leverages an ecological approach to understanding barriers to poverty reduction. The report looks into how the public sector, international organisations and development agencies, academia, NGOs, Innovative inclusive financing and impact investing, and technology, can catalyse further private sector action for poverty reduction.

This case study describes the interventions undertaken to create an inclusive business ecosystem in health in Kenya in order to increase awareness of and access to Oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc for treating childhood diarrhoea.

This report is a summary of the Business Call to Action annual forum which showcased the initiatives' achievements since its launch in 2008, and future direction. Sessions at the event included: discussions on inclusive business, climate change and green issue; catalysing Public-Private partnerships for inclusive business at the country level; and fostering high-level business-to-business collaboration and partnership.

This case study reviews CARE Bangladesh's work in ensuring the sustainability of supply chains, and facilitating a partnership between Classical Handmade Products (CHP), a local handicraft supplier and KIK, a German retailer. It discusses the commercial impacts of the collaboration; the value added by CARE; and the development impacts to date.

This report highlights innovative public-private partnerships (iPPPs) in which the state, private firms and civil society organizations have identified opportunities for the design and implementation of new forms of collaboration to respond to critical development challenges in the areas of social, human and sustainable development. It provides case studies covering a variety areas including education, health, sustainable development, climate change, access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies, post-disaster prevention and reconstruction, and gender equality.

This article discusses seven principles for making public and private partnerships that address social and environmental problems successful. The essential findings include: identifying clear reasons to collaborate; finding a 'fairy' godmother; set simple and credible goals; get professional help; dedicate people to the cause; be flexible in defining success; and being prepared to let go.

This paper aims to stimulate discussion on partnerships between public and private actors for achieving and financing sustainable development post-2015. It provides an overview of the different types of models, instruments used, and challenges within two partnership categories: (1) private sector investment for development and (2) private sector finance for development.

Good partnership agreements can make a significant contribution to shaping good partnerships – and ultimately define their success. This guide includes both an overview of the nature and value of agreements and a new tool for their construction and review – the Partnering Agreement Scorecard.

This guide offers tips for Finnish SMEs interested in emerging markets, particularly serving the Base of the Pyramid, in highlighting business opportunities, tailoring products and services and showing examples of successful inclusive business models.