Publication database

This case study looks at A to Z Textile Mills of Tanzania, an African producer of long-lasting insecticide bed nets (LLINs). It reviews the partners involved in the model; the elements of the business model including distribution and production; and the developmental impacts involved.

This case study looks at Amanco which leads the production and marketing of water management systems in Latin America, focusing on the building sector and on drip-feed irrigation for agriculture. It discusses the challenges, strategy and development outcomes of the pilot project in Mexico “Irrigation Initiative for Low Income Producers”.

Using a survey of 300 workers conducted in May 2006, assesses levels of over indebtedness in the sample population and determines if there are any socio-economic characteristics or financial use behaviours associated with people who are over indebted.

This working paper examines the so-called "value add" of Venture Philanthropy – the advisory services provided to SPOs together with financial support. By surveying European VP organisations we explore what these advisory services are and how they are delivered, and the level of engagement with the organisation being supported.

This report discusses the emergence of corporate social responsibility and multi-sector partnerships to contribute to development and poverty reduction. It analyses challenges and solutions to achieving more competitive and responsible business entrepreneurship and elaborates on the role of good government and effective public policy interventions in supporting competitive and responsible enterprise development. It illustrates six models of multi-sector partnership or collective corporate action that harness a combination of market-driven and public policy approaches.

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 gives information about practices of key global players and shows identified opportunities for linkages in developing countries. Within 24 company case studies it points out drivers, activities, challenges, results and lessons learned of the respective companies.

This report discusses the role of business linkages in a changing corporate landscape; and when and why transnational firms should strengthen links with the local environment of the host countries they operate in. It focuses on strengthening links with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and it identifies key challenges and approaches in the practice of business linkages.

This case study reviews the Sustainable Healthcare Foundation which established child & family wellness shops in Kenya, to provide affordable care to low-income people for common medical ailments such as malaria and diarrhoea. It discusses the business model; challenges and opportunities; and the development impacts to date.

This case study showcases Coco Technologies (CocoTech) a privately-held enterprise in the Philippines that produces geo-textiles from waste coconut husks. It examines the challenges and opportunities of small-scale value adding, and the innovative approaches adopted to ensure the sustainability of a nascent technology that provides rural employment, protects the environment and has helped revive an ailing coconut industry.