Inclusive Business – The Next Frontier for Corporate Responsibility
Anne Stubert, Senior Consultant, Corporate Citizenship Since its foundation in 1997, Corporate Citizenship has worked with leading sustainable businesses around the world, advising them on all aspects of what it means to be a responsible business. Over the past few years, our clients and partners have increasingly explored the opportunities of Inclusive Business and our […]
Paul Polak – At Least a Million
For many years I have been a vocal advocate for what I call the “Don’t Bother Trilogy” in the practice of design, which states: 1. If you haven’t had good conversations with at least 25 customers before you start 2. If the product or service you design doesn’t pay for itself three times in the […]
Kickstarting Youth Entrepreneurship: an answer to youth unemployment?
Youth unemployment is a global problem. A recent OECD report reveals that the average rate of youth unemployment in OECD countries is 16% while the troubled economies of Greece and Spain are struggling with youth jobless rates above 50 per cent. In Africa, an increasingly youthful population needs more opportunities to make a living, an […]
2012 Series: Understanding and enhancing business impact on development
Every Label Tells A Story: Crafting the New Normal in Fashion
Was it Machu Picchu? Or maybe Kilimanjaro? Perhaps my first trip to Asia? I’m not exactly sure when it really hit me…the devastating impact of industry on our environment and its citizens. But, an idea started to form one day. I had just come home from grocery shopping where I had obsessed over the labels […]
Access to Food and Improved Nutrition at the BoP: Five business interventions to achieve social impact, financial sustainability and scale
Improving food and nutrition security through better availability, accessibility, and utilization of food and food products is a complex challenge. It involves a sector where key activities – such as the production, distribution and consumption of food and the identification of food markets – are largely in the hands of private enterprises. Interventions by the […]
My Journey as a Woman Entrepreneur in India
As a woman who was married at a young age into a conservative family by arranged marriage, starting my own business felt like a miraculous life-time achievement. In my community, it is frowned upon in unwritten, bold lettering for a woman to do anything other than look after the home. After coming so far as […]
Announcing the winners of the G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation
The 15 winners of the G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation were announced on June 18, 2012 at the G20 Leaders Summit in Los Cabos Mexico. Ambassador Mr. Rogelio Granguillhome, Executive Secretary of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation and Chair of the G20 Development Working Group presented the awards. Business Fights Poverty first […]
Supporting Local Innovation to Improve Nutrition and Health
Encouraging local business to accelerate delivery of nutritious foods into markets One in seven people do not get enough food to lead an active and healthy life, and an estimated two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies globally. There is plenty of published evidence to suggest undernutrition is having a severely negative impact in the […]
Mind the Inequality Gap: More Poor People in Fewer Poor States
The development picture for this early new century is one of a world with fewer poor countries, but many poor people. Indeed, as the gap between rich countries and poor countries narrows, inequality within societies is on the rise. This major shift in the global profile of poverty is raising fundamental questions about the future […]
Call for Support: Participate in a UNDP Survey on Support for Inclusive Businesses in Africa!
Photo: Kim Eun Yeul / World Bank Call for Support: Participate in a UNDP survey on support for Inclusive Businesses in Africa! Inclusive Business Models, which integrate the poor on the supply side as well as the demand side, have the best chance for success when they are implemented within a strong ecosystem of actors […]
Keeping it Simple: Innovations in Mobile Health Technology
When people hear the word “innovation” in health, they often think of the kinds of things that are newly developed in laboratories—things like machines and medicines that have the power to diagnose and treat health challenges. Those advancements are certainly important, but some of the most interesting innovations these days are about finding ways to […]
Keeping it Simple
When people hear the word “innovation” in health, they often think of the kinds of things that are newly developed in laboratories—things like machines and medicines that have the power to diagnose and treat health challenges. Those advancements are certainly important, but some of the most interesting innovations these days are about finding ways to […]
How to Identify a Company’s Major Impacts– and Manage Them
A steady flow of surveys over recent months from management consultancies such as Accenture, BCG, KPMG, and McKinsey are all showing a majority management opinion that sustainability matters to business. One in particular, the latest annual survey of 4,000 managers in 113 countries by MITS loan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group, shows the proportion […]
Anglo American's Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Thermal Coal – Supporting access to safe clean water in the local community
The Emalahleni project is an initiative managed by Anglo American’s Thermal Coal business unit in South Africa. Local communities around Thermal Coal locations often were unable to access piped potable water networks and consequently were reliant on unreliable alternative water sources. Based on these community priorities and needs, the project established a water treatment plant […]
Anglo American’s Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Thermal Coal – Supporting access to safe clean water in the local community
The Emalahleni project is an initiative managed by Anglo American’s Thermal Coal business unit in South Africa. Local communities around Thermal Coal locations often were unable to access piped potable water networks and consequently were reliant on unreliable alternative water sources. Based on these community priorities and needs, the project established a water treatment plant […]
Anglo American's Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Platinum – Leveraging infrastructure to address community needs
Anglo American’s Platinum business unit played a leading role in the establishment of the $18.5 million Lebalelo water supply scheme in South Africa. The pipeline carries water from the Olifants river to a series of new mines in the area. In order to provide reliable water supplies to local communities the pipeline has also been […]
Anglo American’s Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Platinum – Leveraging infrastructure to address community needs
Anglo American’s Platinum business unit played a leading role in the establishment of the $18.5 million Lebalelo water supply scheme in South Africa. The pipeline carries water from the Olifants river to a series of new mines in the area. In order to provide reliable water supplies to local communities the pipeline has also been […]
Anglo American's Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Copper – Using local procurement to benefit the business and local community
The Quellaveco copper project is located in the Asana River Valley in the Moquegua district of Peru, 1000 km South East of the capital, Lima. The Quellaveco project identified increased local procurement as an opportunity for the business to generate a more sustainable economic and social impact amongst local communities, whilst also strengthening its own […]
Anglo American’s Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox in Action: Copper – Using local procurement to benefit the business and local community
The Quellaveco copper project is located in the Asana River Valley in the Moquegua district of Peru, 1000 km South East of the capital, Lima. The Quellaveco project identified increased local procurement as an opportunity for the business to generate a more sustainable economic and social impact amongst local communities, whilst also strengthening its own […]