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The report provides an overview of the role of public private partnerships in social inclusion activities implemented by the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development. It provides diverse figures and presents some partnerships and company-based approaches.

This case study presents a business model of Barclays Bank that connects modern finance with Susu collection in Ghana. It examines how the Barclays Ghana initiative augments the Susu collection scheme and shows some of the key challenges associated with scaling up such an initiative.

This report explores four strategies that large companies can use to expand economic opportunity. It identifies five themes requiring action by the business and development communities: 'inclusive business models as “strategic cornerstones” for expanding economic opportunity', 'the role of complementary strategies in enhancing the commercial viability and development impact of inclusive business models', 'the applicability of commercial, social, and hybrid funding models', 'the importance of collaborative action in achieving systemic impact and scale', 'and the public leadership opportunity for large firms and their executives'.

Este reporte presenta resultados de una investigación sobre dimensión y patrones ingresos, gastos y acceso a servicios de las comunidades de la base de la pirámide alrededor del mundo. Incluye una revisión en profundidad de datos para los sectores: salud, información y comunicaciones, agua, transporte, vivienda, energía, alimentos y servicios financieros.

Drawing on income data from 110 countries and standardised expenditure data from 36 countries across the globe this publication offers a first look at the market opportunity represented by four billion individuals who make up the base of the pyramid. The analysis provides a quantitative assessment and characterisation of base of the pyramid markets, at several levels of analysis.

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.

Este reporte conceptualiza de manera teórica y práctica cómo poder articular relaciones de los pequeños productores rurales con las empresas privadas. Esto lo hace a través de ocho casos de empresas colombianas enfocadas en la agricultura y que integraron a pequeños productores rurales en su cadena de valor.

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 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.

Este documento analiza las motivaciones y maneras en que las empresas de Perú construyen relaciones inclusivas con pequeños productores rurales. Para esto se presentan seis casos de empresas que se estan relacionando con los pequeños productores y tres casos de empresas que hacen lo contrario.