Environmental Preservation Against Poverty

In Solar Supply Chain, Women Entrepreneurs are Key to Reaching Remote Areas

Lighting Africa, a joint program of the World Bank and IFC, has helped improve the lives of 20 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing access to basic electricity. This blog describes how IFC seeks to ease the power situation by providing off-grid energy solutions to 250 million people

Energy, Gender

December 15, 2017

Meet the Winner: The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security

At the International Forum for Food and Nutrition, four scientists were recognised for their work in finding global solutions to food security issues. Meet the winner of the Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, Dr Filippo Bassi, whose research could transform the lives of over 1 million smallholder farmers.

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

December 15, 2017

Meet the Winners: The Louis Malassis Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food Security

Scientists hold some of the answers to so many of today’s agricultural challenges at their fingertips. Support for this community is a vital if we are to deliver the SDGs. The Louis Malassis Prize has been established to recognise some of the brightest scientific minds. Meet the 2017 Prize winners.

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Technology, Water and Sanitation

December 15, 2017

Delivering on the Promise of Inclusive Business

Inclusive business as an idea has pushed the boundaries of what is possible and it offers the potential for scale in a way that philanthropy never could. So why are there so few examples that have truly scaled? What needs to happen to deliver on the promise of inclusive business?

Climate & Environment, Education, Finance and Investment, Food and Nutrition, Gender, Global Goals, Health, Innovative Business Models, Intrapreneurship, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Partnerships, Technology

December 14, 2017

A Low-carbon Economy: Technologically Possible, Economically Attractive

Jenny Bofinger-Schuster, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Cities, at Siemens AG, discusses the need for joint action on climate change – and Siemens’ contribution to that effort.

Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Energy, Water and Sanitation

December 14, 2017

A Paradigm Shift

Reflecting on the past six decades of top-down approaches to poverty, limited by a fixation on aggregate wealth, Fundación Paraguay argue that the “Poverty Stoplight” programme offers a decidedly different strategy. Allowing families to self-diagnose their level of poverty and develop personalized strategies to overcome poverty permanently.

Agriculture, Conflict and Peace, Technology, Water and Sanitation

December 8, 2017

Inviting Start-ups (and Up-starts) to Solve Global Problems

HelloScience, a network all about encouraging bright people to connect and collaborate in solving the SDGs, invites creative ideas from start-ups and small companies to help solve global water and sanitation challenges.

Global Goals, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Water and Sanitation

December 1, 2017

Designing for People, Not Problems, Will Help Us Tackle the Global Sanitation Crisis

This World Toilet Day, Lixil, one of the world’s largest sanitary ware manufacturers share their insights on innovating for those at the base of the pyramid and why they see toilets as the next big business opportunity.

Health, Innovative Business Models, Technology, Water and Sanitation

November 19, 2017

Why the Role of Business is So Crucial in the Fight for a Fairer Tax System

Oxfam discusses the importance of engaging with responsible businesses around Tax Avoidance and their latest hard-hitting video “The Heist the Noone’s talking about”, which highlights the real human costs of corporate tax avoidance in developing countries.

Finance and Investment, Water and Sanitation

November 16, 2017

COP23: Deforestation and Gender Responsive Solutions for Agriculture and Food Security

Summary: As COP23 kicks off in Bonn we speak with Kennedy Ntoso at Olam to gain insight into what actions the private sector can take to support gender mainstreaming in agriculture. Kennedy discusses his involvement with the Gender Sub Working Group of Ghana’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation programme.

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Gender, Water and Sanitation

November 9, 2017

Partnering for Healthier Cities

This World Cities Day, Neil Jeffery, CEO, WSUP and Susan Mboya, President, The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation take a look at how WSUP is working with The Coca-Cola Company to improve water access in cities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Health, Water and Sanitation

November 8, 2017

How Some Health NGOs Can Be Bolder in Their Engagement with Business

I was recently invited to present TPI’s partnering toolkit on NCDs – developed last year in collaboration with Bupa and UICC – at EPHA’s annual conference. The memorable phrase ‘evil puppeteers’ was used in one presentation, in reference to the nefarious and shady activities of corporate lobbyists.

Agriculture, Health, Partnerships, Water and Sanitation

October 19, 2017

Power Sector Reforms Spur Private-Sector Participation

Ivy Namasani makes a dress in her tailoring shop in downtown Blantyre, Malawi. Her store suffers from frequent power blackouts that hamper her ability to do business. As part of the Malawi Compact, MCC is supporting the Government of Malawi in its efforts to strengthen the country’s power sector and…

Energy, Finance and Investment, Technology

October 13, 2017

Developing More Responsible Leaders

Emerging World’s mission is to ‘help business shape a better future’ and one of our main areas of interest is to understand the role of Responsible Leadership and how best to develop it. Over the last couple of years, we’ve been delighted to work closely with Dr Karen Blakeley, Head…

Intrapreneurship, Water and Sanitation

September 20, 2017

The Money is There to Fight Climate Change

Policy debates on climate change and sustainable development routinely cite the massive numbers needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): an additional $1 trillion annually in clean energy investments to limit global warming to below 2 degrees and between $5-7 trillion a year to achieve the SDGs…

Agriculture, Climate & Environment, Climate Justice, Energy, Finance and Investment, Global Goals, Water and Sanitation

September 19, 2017

Lessons in Corporate Social Innovation

Justin, first of all, please introduce yourself to the Business Fights Poverty community. I work at the intersection of strategy, sustainability and innovation. I started my career as a strategy consultant, and as time went by, I began looking for ways to apply those skills to the most intractable challenges…

Agriculture, Innovative Business Models, Intrapreneurship, Social Enterprises, Water and Sanitation, Youth

September 15, 2017

Using Customer Data to Crack the Last-mile Distribution Challenge

You can’t manage what you don’t know. While we’d probably all subscribe to that maxim, it’s one that rings especially true for organizations seeking to serve the more than four billion low-income people living at the base of the pyramid (BoP). BoP markets have long been heralded for their potential…