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Oct 18, 2022

Increasing Access to Health Services Through Inclusive Digital Health

This report aims to share knowledge on how healthcare providers can embed digital health into their business models to expand access to health services among the underserved, or individuals at the base of the pyramid.

English - 16 pages | Español - 16 pages | 2022 IFC

Feb 3, 2021

Using Blended Concessional Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets

Why and when to use blended concessional finance to support private sector projects is outlined by IFC, in a report drawing on its two decades of experience.

English | 64 pages | IFC 2021

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

Nov 11, 2020

Crowdsourcing the Future of SME Financing

What will financing for small and medium-sized enterprises look like in 2030? Entrepreneurs, bankers, officials, executives, and innovators share their visions.

Mar 15, 2017

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの軌跡

IFCのクライアント企業の中で成功を収めている5社の事例（アグリビジネス、教育、金融サービス、ヘルスケア）を紹介しています。

56 pages | | © 2016 IFC |

Mar 1, 2017

Corporación Grupo Fybeca S.A. (GPF)

Fybeca a pharmaceutical retailer with a history of innovation, saw an opportunity to complement its high-end pharmacy chain, Fybeca, with a down market chain so that customers could access quality medicines at economical prices. In 2000, GPF launched SanaSana — its first pharmacy for low-income customers.

Sep 16, 2016

Built for Change: Inclusive Business Solutions for the Base of the Pyramid

IFC presents five in-depth case studies of inclusive businesses and identifies the common strategies these companies are employing to do business with people living at the base of the pyramid. Ranging in geographies and sectors (agriculture, education, financial services, and healthcare), each company has a unique path but their shared strategies provides insights that can spark innovation among future business entrepreneurs. The case studies are based on interviews with the companies’ founders, chief executive, and senior management.

Sep 7, 2016

G20 Inclusive Business Report for the 2016 Summit

Leaders at the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, China emphasized the need for sustainable and inclusive growth, and welcomed the 2016 Inclusive Business report and the launch of the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business www.g20inclusivebusiness.org. The Platform is a global partnership that seeks to accelerate the adoption of inclusive business policies and programs globally.

Nov 17, 2015

G20 Inclusive Business Framework and Leaders’ Call to Action

Leaders at the G20 Leaders Summit in Turkey issued a call to action to public and private sector representatives, international organizations and civil society to advance the ability of businesses around the world to integrate low-income people into their value chains. The call highlights inclusive business’ important role in the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending poverty by 2030. As part of the Call to action, the G20 endorsed the G20 Inclusive Business Framework, which presents policy options for G20 and non-G20 governments, companies, and international financial institutions to promote and support inclusive business.

Mar 3, 2015

インクルーシブ・ビジネス ～成功企業から学ぶノウハウ～

IFCのクライアント企業が時間を費やし、BOP層へのアプローチに成功した際の戦略と手法について紹介しています。特に企業がBOP層をバリューチェーンに取り込む際に中心となるサプライヤーと消費者へのアプローチについて詳細に検討しています。

48 pages || © 2015 IFC |

Feb 3, 2015

インクルーシブ･ビジネス･ボンド

新興市場におけるインクルーシブ・ビジネスを支援するため新たに発行した「インクルーシブ・ビジネス・ボンド」について紹介しています。

2 pages | | © 2015 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

インクルーシブ ビジネスのための GLOBAL CONSUMPTION DATA

世界銀行グループが発表した世界の家計支出に関する最新データ、Global Consumption Databaseについて紹介しています。

8 pages || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Promigas S.A. E.S.P.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Promigas S.A. E.S.P.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Procafecol S.A.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Procafecol S.A.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Shanghai F-Road Commercial Services Co. Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Shanghai F-Road Commercial Services Co. Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Fundacion Cardiovascular

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Fundacion Cardiovascularのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Engro Foods Limited

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Engro Foods Limitedのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Manila Water Company

2013年度Financial Times/IFC共催Sustainable Finance Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Manila Water Companyのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2013 IFC |

May 31, 2014

"SUSTAIN: Cutting-edge business solutions" magazine in Agribusiness

How can companies across the world achieve stronger performance while addressing sustainability challenges? How can they learn from each other? And how can IFC help by leveraging its unique vantage point at the intersection of business and development? SUSTAIN addresses these questions by offering a global platform for a conversation on cutting-edge business solutions among thought leaders and pioneers from the private sector, international organizations, academia, and the World Bank Group.

60 pages | © May 2014 IFC | Complimentary

Jun 25, 2013

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの可能性

4 pages | | © 2013 IFC |

Jun 12, 2013

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの先駆者たち

本書ではインクルーシブ・ビジネスの先駆者であるIFCのクライアント企業のリーダーたち14人を特集しています。インタビューを元に彼らの奮闘に焦点を当て、日々の取り組みや仕事に対する情熱を紹介しています。

44 pages | | © 2013 IFC |

Mar 20, 2013

The Role of the Private Sector in Expanding Health Access to the Base of the Pyramid

IFC’s purpose is to create opportunities for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by developing more outlets for inclusive and sustainable growth. To ensure equitable access to healthcare, we are committed to supporting companies that are providing health services to the poor in commercially viable ways. To this end, IFC conducted a study on how to help the private sector expand access to health services to the base of the pyramid. The study examined Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey—countries with significant health markets yet large underserved populations. Three health segments were analyzed: healthcare service provision, distribution of drugs and medical equipment, and medical technology.

Dec 12, 2012

G20チャレンジ：革新的なインクルーシブ・ビジネス～受賞企業のプロフィール～

本書ではG20チャレンジ・革新的なインクルーシブビジネス（G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation）で選出された優良企業の概要を紹介しています。

52 pages | | © 2012 IFC |

Apr 4, 2014

Stories of Impact: Agribusiness

Agribusiness: Opportunities Abound in South Asia

36 pages| © 2014 IFC

Apr 4, 2014

Stories of Impact: Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion: Creating Opportunity through Financial Services

36 pages| © 2014 IFC

Apr 2, 2014

Stories of Impact: Climate Change

Climate Change: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future in South Asia

40 pages| © 2014 IFC

Apr 2, 2014

Stories of Impact: Small and Medium Enterprises

Small and Medium Enterprises: Key drivers for growth in South Asia

36 pages| © 2014 IFC

Apr 1, 2014

Solidaridad's Gap-Analysis Toolkits for Smallholder Sugar and Cotton Farmers

These gap analysis toolkits are specifically designed to help smallholder family farmers producing cotton or sugarcane to assess and make changes to their production system with the goal of achieving sustainability certifications and improved management. 

Apr 1, 2014

IPAM's Large Mammal Pocket Identification Guide (Portuguese)

In order to engage producers in the idea of biodiversity conservation, they have to be informed of indicator species. IPAM created a pocket guide with illustrations of a full list of the mammals identified in the region with pictures of the animals and their footprints that producers can use to identify mammals on their property.

Apr 1, 2014

ZSL's Practical Toolkit for Identifying and Monitoring Biodiversity in Oil Palm Landscapes

ZSL's Practical Toolkit provides clear and specific guidelines on effective methods for collecting the primary data necessary to confirm the presence of High Conservation Value species that may be affected by an existing or planned oil palm plantation.

Mar 30, 2014

IPAM's Agrochemical Booklet (Portuguese)

This booklet in Portuguese, Defensivos agrícolas: como evitar danos a saúde e ao meio ambiente, tells producers using pesticides how to avoid damage to health and the environment.

Mar 30, 2014

IPAM's Biodiversity and Conservation Potential Maps

The biodiversity and conservation potential maps are important in identifying what areas that environmentally conscious producers can avoid during expansion.

Mar 30, 2014

IPAM's Assessment of Alternative Landscape Scenarios

IPAM modeled four different scenarios; business as usual, the current forest code, the socio-economic ecological zoning plan, and the Registry of Social-environmental Responsibility. Each of these represents the landscape level effects of different policy paths that are available.

Mar 27, 2014

Terms of Reference for Hydropower Developers Working Group in Myanmar

The brief outlines the key objectives, structures, roles and responsibilities and approaches of the Hydropower Developers’ Working Group. Both Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and IFC see the need to form a Hydropower Developers’ Working Group to provide a space for the private sector to raise their concerns to government and share learning among sector actors.

Mar 27, 2014

Understanding IFC's Due Diligence Process Factsheet

This factsheet provides potential IFC clients an overview of IFC's E&S due diligence process and a brief description of our Performance Standards and their relevance to business development. Understanding IFC's Due Diligence Process Factsheet

Mar 27, 2014

Revision of the Law on Water and Water Resources

This draft concept paper has been prepared following a number of initial consultation workshops held at regional and national level during 2012 and is based on the recommendations of a series of inter-ministerial working group meetings that discussed a range of ‘key issues’ relating to the revision of the water law. Revision of the Law on Water and Water Resources

Mar 26, 2014

Alianca da Terra's 3rd Environmental Symposium Report (English) and Materials (Portuguese)

This collection of communications materials includes a Producer's Manual, a brief summary of the RSR monitoring of registered properties, a workshop invitation, and brochures, posters, and radio broadcasts on the third Social and Environmental Symposium, plus a report on the symposium in English summarizing all key decisions and discussions.

Mar 26, 2014

Alianca da Terra's Biodiversity Indices for Registry of Socio-Environmental Responsibility Program Report

In this report, AT explains the indices, tools used to make measurements, and standard protocol for the environmental quality and biodiversity portions of its Socio-Environmental Responsibility Program.

Mar 26, 2014

Alianca da Terra's Carbon Monitoring and Accounting System Report

The need to prepare smallholders for new developments in the marketplace is obvious, but how to do is less clear. Aliança da Terra is making an effort to do so through its work preparing rural producers for carbon markets. To support this effort, the Carbon Monitoring and Accounting System (CMAS) was developed. This tool, developed to account for carbon loss and accumulation, is able to detect the status of carbon stock in the rural properties.

Mar 26, 2014

¿Quién dirige la empresa? Una guía para la cobertura periodística del gobierno corporativo

La guía ayudará a los periodistas a escribir notas de prensa claras y convincentes que examinen cómo se gobierna una empresa. La guía fue producida por el Foro Global de Gobierno Corporativo de IFC en colaboración con el Centro Internacional para Periodistas, una organización que promueve el periodismo de calidad en todo el mundo.

Mar 25, 2014

Programa de Gobierno Corporativo en la República Dominicana - Hoja de Información, March 2014

Descripción del programa de gobierno corporativo de IFC en la República Dominicana.

Mar 21, 2014

Expanding Access to Microfinance in Cambodia through a Strategic Partnership

IFC has worked with ACLEDA, a Cambodian financial institution, for over 15 years, helping it grow into the largest commercial bank in the country and expand its operations into Myanmar and Lao PDR.

Mar 20, 2014

Corporate Governance Success Stories

Overview of achievements and success stories in 2013

Mar 17, 2014

IFC Exclusion List

The IFC Exclusion List defines the types of projects that IFC does not finance.

Mar 17, 2014

Environmental & Social Review Procedures Manual

This manual is an essential component of the larger IFC and the specific CES risk management system. The manual describes how IFC conducts its due diligence for the business activities under consideration.

Mar 17, 2014

Hydropower Development in the Mekong Region – Cycling through from Policy to Implementation

The Workshop “Hydropower Development in the Mekong Region – Cycling through from Policy to Implementation” constituted the latest addition to a series of workshops aiming at building capacity among different stakeholder groups regarding sustainable hydropower in the Mekong Region. This workshop document summarizes findings. Hydropower Development in the Mekong Region – Cycling through from Policy to Implementation

Mar 17, 2014

River Health, Environmental Flows and Cascade Management in Lao PDR

In 2012, a cumulative impact assessment and management workshop was held in Vientiane. This workshop document presents key issues identified by participants including the importance of addressing water quantity in cascade management and improved assessment and management of environmental flows (E-flows).

Mar 16, 2014

Jobs Study - IFC and HBL Supporting Job Creation in Pakistan

An in-depth study on IFC's role in creating jobs in Pakistan through financial markets investments. The key objective of the study is to gain insight into the relationship between increased access to finance and job creation among smaller firms. The results are based on a survey implemented in April 2013 which sampled 113 companies that received loans from HBL, Pakistan’s largest private sector commercial bank, in 2009. Jobs Study - IFC and HBL Supporting Job Creation in Pakistan

16 pages| @ 2014 IFC