IBLF – Expert Insight: Jon Samuel of Anglo American
IBLF – Expert Insight: Jon Samuel of Anglo American from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. IBLF spoke to Jon Samuel, Head of Social Performance at Anglo American for the Expert Insight series in a special edition in association with Business Fights Poverty. We spoke to Jon about the social and environmental challenges shaping business and […]
IBLF – Gone are the days of ‘command and control’ says J.P. Morgan’s India Gary-Martin
IBLF – Gone are the days of ‘command and control’ says J.P. Morgan’… from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. In an exclusive video interview released today, India Gary-Martin, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking Technology and Operations at top tier financial services firm J.P. Morgan emphasised that diversity is “both a business […]
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition – leveraging the role that business can play in Africa
Last month I was privileged to attend the G8 Symposium on global agriculture and food security in Washington DC. The presence of President Obama, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, African Heads of State and senior UK government representatives raised the profile of this important event. As part of the symposium, I joined a selected group […]
The business of sanitation – taking toilets to scale
Water & Sanitation Programme, iDE UK In a context where almost 40% of the population of the developing world – 2.5 billion people – lack access to improved sanitation facilities (WHO/UNICEF), there is in need of a practical and scalable solution that can stop one of the world’s biggest killers of children. Diaorrheal disease claims […]
Enterprise Philanthropy: Unlocking the Potential of Inclusive Business
Nidhi Hegde Senior Consultant Monitor Inclusive Markets Mumbai. There has been increasing excitement in recent years around the potential of market-based solutions to the problems of global poverty, spurred by the growth of microfinance. This has elicited a rush to the new field of ‘impact investing’ with nearly 200 funds set up in just a […]
Implementing Innovative Public-Private Partnership Models to Fight Malnutrition
Ten years ago, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) was formed with one key challenge – to end malnutrition in the world’s poorest countries. Our plan was to improve access to healthier foods to those most at risk. During that time, we’ve reached over 610 million people with nutritious foods to help them reach […]
Water: Private Sector Solutions
Today’s rising populations and growing economies are demanding more and more water. But supply is limited, putting serious pressure on already-strained resources—a dangerous trend that will only intensify in the coming decades. If today’s collision course continues, a third of the world’s population will face serious water scarcity by 2030. It is an issue with […]
#PSDMatters – Water: Private Sector Solutions
Today’s rising populations and growing economies are demanding more and more water. But supply is limited, putting serious pressure on already-strained resources—a dangerous trend that will only intensify in the coming decades. If today’s collision course continues, a third of the world’s population will face serious water scarcity by 2030. It is an issue with […]
Unleashing the potential of entrepreneurs
The starting point for development may be different for each country, but the journey taken is often the same. As I have seen, time and again it is wealth creation, jobs and livelihoods, above all else, which help poor people to lift themselves out of poverty. In the developing world, small and medium enterprises hold […]
Generating Evidence of Impact at the Bottom of the Pyramid
The May 3 debate on Bottom of the Pyramid: Responsible Capitalism or Business as Usual ended with a rousing call for more evidence on what works. But how do we generate that evidence? There are a number of methodologies (BCtA, INSEAD Economic Footprint, Oxfam Poverty Footprint, BIF, IRIS,WBCSD and so on) and a few well-known […]
No future without sustainable agriculture
By 2050, the world will have to feed more than nine billion people. To meet this demand, current levels of global food production must double. This is not a new issue. Ten years ago, Nestlé was one of three major consumer goods manufacturers to found the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, the only global food industry initiative […]
Putting women at the heart of Africa’s economic future
On April 7th, 2012, Malawi elected its first female president. Mrs. Joyce Banda is the daughter of a policeman and the eldest of five children; her rise to power took her swiftly up through the ranks of a mainly conservative and male-dominated society. Mrs. Banda is the second woman to lead a country in Africa. […]
Sharing knowledge and experiences to deliver effective nutrition solutions to the base of the pyramid
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has been partnering with public and private sector organizations to deliver nutrition solutions to populations in need for 10 years. GAIN is now reaching more than 600 million people with nutritious foods which help them reach their full potential. Today GAIN is […]
Future Fortified: A Campaign to Build Public Will for Nutrition
Our plan is simple: to engage new audiences to help make nutrition a global priority. While more than two billion people around the world suffer from a lack of proper nutrition and undernutrition is an underlying cause of 1 in 3 of all childhood deaths annually, nutrition interventions remain significantly underfunded. Evidence shows that good […]
Investing in Africa’s Entrepreneurs
Jacana recently completed an investment in Reltex Tarpaulins Africa in Kenya, where workers manufacture emergency relief materials for the humanitarian sector There is no denying that Africa is enjoying a period of unprecedented growth. Its economies are developing faster than anywhere in the world, its population is set to double by 2050 and an emerging […]
Mobile Services for Women Entrepreneurs
In Indonesia, Amisha makes and sells made-to-measure wedding dresses. In Lagos, Elizabeth and three other employees make traditional Nigerian children’s toys. A world apart, both Amisha and Elizabeth are examples of thriving and enterprising women entrepreneurs who make their living producing valued local goods. They both also face limitations to their business growth due to […]
IBLF – Soundbites From: Launch of new report on business leadership
IBLF – Soundbites From: Launch of new report on business leadership from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. IBLF and the Ashridge Business School launched a landmark report on 29 March 2012 that reveals business leaders are aligning their core business to serve not just customers, but also the interests of wider society. Download the report […]
Unleashing The Potential Of Entrepreneurs In The Fight Against Poverty
The starting point for development may be different for each country, but the journey taken is often the same. As I have seen, time and again it is wealth creation, jobs and livelihoods, above all else, which help poor people to lift themselves out of poverty. In the developing world, small and medium enterprises hold […]
Beyond advocacy – business needs to get its head in the game
South Africa has one of the worst youth-unemployment problems in the world. By some estimates, less than half the working-age population is employed, and the figures for those under 35 are even worse. The reasons for this crisis can be illustrated by an example, provided by our National Planning Commission, that involves a young girl […]
The ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ Approach Responsible Capitalism or Business as Usual?
