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Dec 1, 2021
Gender-smart Business Solutions: Serena Hotels
Serena Hotels Takes Leadership Role in Tackling Barriers to Women’s Employment in Pakistan
English | 8 pages | IFC 2021
Nov 16, 2021
Strengthening Sustainability in the Cement Industry
Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical to sustainable growth. The cement industry also generates about 7 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. While manufacturers have reduced emissions in recent decades, the industry must accelerate these efforts considerably if it is to meet its goal of achieving carbon-neutral concrete by 2050.
English | 15 pages | IFC 2021
Nov 4, 2021
Innovation in Manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment: Toward Sustainability and Circularity
Innovation in manufacturing personal protective equipment
English | 68 pages | IFC 2021
Oct 8, 2021
Creating Markets in Haiti: Country Private Sector Diagnostic
The Haiti Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC & World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints, & policy recommendations.
English | 137 pages | 2021 IFC
Oct 8, 2021
Gender-smart Business Solutions: Maxport, Vietnam
Vietnam’s Maxport Seeks to Grow by Boosting Opportunities for Women Workers
English | 8 pages | IFC 2021
Oct 8, 2021
Gender-smart Business Solutions: Bauducco, Brazil
Bauducco’s Commitment to Gender Equality: A Strategic Approach to Increase their Customer Value
English | 8 pages | IFC 2021
Sep 26, 2021
Outlook for Chemicals Manufacturing
This report summarizes insights and opinions of external industry experts, practitioners and stakeholders of the chemicals manufacturing industry, obtained through discussions conducted by IFC’s Global Manufacturing and Corporate Strategy teams during Q1 2021.
Aug 3, 2021
Strengthening Sustainability in the Steel Industry
Today, steel is present in virtually every aspect of people’s lives, from homes and hospitals to roads and other infrastructure that provide the foundation for social and economic development. Steel is among the world’s most recycled materials, with circular economy practices incorporated into various stages of the production cycle. Yet the high-temperature heat vital to its production process still requires large amount of energy. Hence, the iron and steel sector remains among the largest consumers of energy and emitters of carbon dioxide, accounting for 6 to 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
English | 15 pages | IFC 2021
Aug 3, 2021
Strengthening Sustainability in the Plastics Industry
Plastics are the building blocks of many value chains, including packaging, health care, construction, aviation, logistics, clothing, and increasingly, the recycling industry. They play a vital role in driving industrial development, creating jobs, expanding opportunities, and generating wealth to improve people’s lives. But as the use of plastic has increased, so too have the environmental and social costs. The production process uses petrochemicals as a raw material and generates greenhouse gas emissions. Perhaps the biggest cost is the waste generated by discarded plastic goods. Most of the common plastics of today are not fully biodegradable, and that has created a cascade of environmental, financial, and health problems around the world.
English | 17 pages | IFC 2021
Aug 3, 2021
Strengthening Sustainability in the Glass Industry
Glass is present in a myriad of products used in both daily life and manufacturing, from beverage containers to windows to fiber optic cables. Its many properties and affordable cost make it an essential material for development, whether in the construction of houses and high rises where people live and work or for use in industries such as agribusiness and automaking.
English | 18 pages | IFC 2021
Feb 8, 2021
Advancing Women's Employment
Why IFC? IFC is the preferred partner for global private sector entities that are at the forefront of leveraging the business case for gender equality. Learn more: Gender-Smart Business Solutions As more women enter the labor market and exert influence as consumers, savvy companies recognize the need to attract and retain more female employees and purchase from women-led companies. IFC’s Gender-Smart Business Solutions program provides clients with the tools and resources to strengthen gender inclusion within their operations, resolve labor issues, increase employee engagement, benefit from inclusive sourcing, and enhance company performance.
English | 2 pages | IFC 2021
Jan 26, 2021
Creating Markets in Ukraine: Country Private Sector Diagnostic
The Ukraine Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC & World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints, & policy recommendations.
English | 154 pages | 2021 IFC
Dec 23, 2020
Innovation, Investment, and Emerging Opportunities in Today’s Textile and Apparel Value Chain
Textile and apparel manufacturing is a critical creator of formalized jobs, a well-known path to industrialization, and an enabler of value chain relationships that modernize economies and make them more complex. Today, value chains that support the textile and apparel industries are rapidly evolving. They are integrating new technologies, embracing workplace innovations, adopting sustainable efficiencies, and inventing products and processes to meet the changing demands of global consumers and markets.
English | 8 pages—December—Note 96 | IFC 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Creating Markets in Egypt: Country Private Sector Diagnostic
The Egypt Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC & World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints, & policy recommendations.
English - 144 pages | Arabic - 119 pages | 2020 IFC
Dec 17, 2020
How Has COVID-19 Affected Haiti’s Apparel Industry
This joint study of 33 firms from the garment sector, that represent 87 percent of L’Association des Industries d’Haïti's (ADIH) membership and employ around 55,000 formal workers, provides key insights to help public and private decision makers navigate the crisis, and signals opportunities for the sector.
Aug 24, 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry
As the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed construction in many countries, the industry has seen lower demand for its products, leading to overcapacity. Cement companies are largely expected to survive the crisis, but they must strengthen their sustainability and competitiveness. Companies must also reduce their carbon emissions for their long-term viability; with the cement sector generating 7 to 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, pressure is growing for the industry to achieve carbon neutrality.
Aug 6, 2020
Factsheet: Advancing Women's Employment
As more women enter the labor market and exert influence as consumers, savvy companies recognize the need to attract and retain more female employees and purchase from women-led companies. This factsheet provides an overview of IFC’s Gender-Smart Business Solutions program that provides clients with tools and resources to strengthen gender inclusion within their operations, resolve labor issues, increase employee engagement, benefit from inclusive sourcing, and enhance company performance.
English | 2 pages | 2020 IFC
Jul 27, 2020
AI Investments Allow Emerging Markets to Develop and Expand Sophisticated Manufacturing Capabilities
As advances in machine learning, computer vision, and robotics help manufacturers around the world improve their processes and produce new and more complex products, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral tool of modern manufacturing, and one that is increasingly important to the industry’s future. By combining large volumes of data with the computing power to simulate human thinking, AI is increasing the efficiency, capacity, and complexity of factory floors, and is introducing robotics, the Internet of Things, and other cutting-edge innovations to manufacturing value chains across the globe.
English | 8 pages – July – Note 87 | IFC 2020
Jul 14, 2020
Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment: Emerging Good Practice for the Private Sector
This publication outlines emerging practices in addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in operations and investments, while accompanying sector-specific briefs provide targeted guidance on addressing GBVH risks in key sectors, including transport, construction and manufacturing.
96 pages | © July 2020 IFC, EBRD, CDC Group | Complimentary
Jan 27, 2020
Case Study: Indorama Corporation
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has abundant natural resources, especially in oil and gas. These resources, when processed, form petrochemicals that are the building blocks of many consumer and industrial products, such as fertilizers, plastics, rubber, and textiles, among others.
English | 4 pages | December 2020
Nov 20, 2019
Case Study: Levi Strauss & Co.
The textile, apparel, and footwear industry serves as a global engine for growth, generating jobs for more than 60 million people, including many women in emerging markets.
English | 4 pages | November 2019
Nov 9, 2019
Fact Sheet: Why Manufacturing Matters
Manufacturing lies at the core of the global economy. Manufacturers bolster demand for raw materials, energy and technology, and they develop relationships and partnerships with suppliers around the world. Their influence ripples up the value chain, encouraging technological and social changes
English | 2 pages | November 2019
Oct 17, 2019
Creating Markets in South Africa: Country Private Sector Diagnostic
Addressing the constraints for private sector development at national and sectoral levels is a critical element of the Government of South Africa’s plan to scale-up investment over the next five years, and thereby stimulate job creation and promote inclusive growth. The South Africa CPSD contributes to this effort by identifying policy actions and interventions in key sectors of the economy where short-to-medium term reforms could unlock investment and jobs.
English | 146 pages | 2019 IFC
Aug 20, 2018
From the Farm to the Tourist’s Table: A Study of Fresh Produce Demand from Fiji’s Hotels and Resorts
The report sets a baseline, compiles essential information, and supports knowledge sharing and collaboration between entrepreneurs, policymakers, civil society, development agencies, and research institutions in both the sectors. It aims to demonstrate the size of the fresh produce market for Fiji’s hotels and resorts, discuss trends in hotels, and outline recommendations so that the two sectors can work together in the future.
English | 68 pages | 2018 IFC
Apr 17, 2018
Setting a Higher Standard for Sustainability in Pakistan
IFC, US Apparel, and Levi Strauss & Co.: Setting a Higher Standard for Sustainability in Pakistan
