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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 |

Mar 6, 2014

Armajaro and GeoTraceability Biodiversity Module Manual

This GeoTraceability Biodiversity Module manual provides detailed guidance on the Traceability and Mapping System questionnaire developed by Armajaro.

Mar 6, 2014

Reports on Trainings for Better Pesticide Management in Soy Farming (in Portuguese)

Solidaridad ran four field demonstrations of better management practices for using and handling 'Agrotoxicos' in their project area, the Capanema Municipality, which you can read about in these reports.

Mar 6, 2014

Fairtrade Cocoa Workshop Reports

This document includes reports on two Fairtrade Pacific Stakeholders Workshops, held in Fiji and Papua New Guinea, as well as reports on a series of multi-day trainings given in target cocoa communities in Papua New Guinea by Fairtrade staff. The workshops and trainings raised awareness among smallholders on the connection between responsible farming and biodiversity conservation.

Mar 6, 2014

Biodiversity Rapid Assessment Methodologies Monitoring and Evaluation Report

Armajaro's project partners developed a Rapid Biodiversity Assessment (RBA) methodology that can be easily taught to surveyors and farmers in order to assess biodiversity impacts of cocoa farming in Ghana.

Mar 6, 2014

Fairtrade Training Materials

Fairtrade ANZ developed materials to help the four target groups comply with Fairtrade environmental standards. The posters, Powerpoint presentations, and hand-outs in this file specifically address participatory community planning and management of land use and assessment and monitoring of biodiversity.

Mar 6, 2014

IFC Financing to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - FY2013

IFC Outreach Data and Brochures communicate achievements and showcase successes in our MSME Access to Finance Strategy. They present aggregated results achieved by IFC supported financial intermediaries with their MSME clients.

Mar 5, 2014

Women-Owned SMEs: A Business Opportunity for Financial Institutions

Women-owned SMEs face a range of financial and non-financial challenges in realizing their growth potential, and are more likely than their male counterparts to cite access to finance as a major or severe constraint on their business operations. This study aims to expose the business opportunity that this untapped market represents for financial institutions by 1) estimating the market and credit gap for women entrepreneurs, and 2) presenting the findings of IFC's Portfolio Gender Baseline Survey.

Mar 5, 2014

Clean Growth: Partnerships with the Private Sector

IFC is increasingly supporting private sector to move to a lower-carbon growth path through its support in renewable energy, energy effi ciency, and resource effi ciency, together defined as climate-smart investments.

English 2 pages| © 2014 IFC

Mar 5, 2014

First Technical Working Group Meeting and Training Workshop on Integrated River Basin Management in Key River Basins in Lao PDR

Mar 4, 2014

Spatial Plans for Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

FFI created district spatial plans for the districts of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang that integrate the results of the landscape level HCVF assessments done in these areas with spatial data on degraded land located in each district suitable for palm oil cultivation.

Mar 4, 2014

FFI's REDD and Community Forestry Benefit-sharing Mechanisms Report

This short report prepared by FFI discusses viable models of benefit sharing mechanisms for REDD+ in oil palm production and community forestry. The report discusses tenure arrangements, interventions and activities for HCVA management.

Mar 4, 2014

FFI's Report on HCVA Training for Forest Communities

This brief report describes the training for the community to protect high conservation value forest, issues raised by attendees, and recommendations for follow up with training attendees.

Mar 4, 2014

Evaluation report of RSPO Training Courses in Cameroon

RSPO organized HCV Concept and Application trainings in Thailand and Cameroon for HCV assessors based on the HCV training module developed earlier in the grant. These evaluation reports include a brief review of the subject matter, and a summary of participant feedback, lessons learned, and next steps.

Mar 4, 2014

Project Design Documents for a Carbon Project in Pematang Gadung peat forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan

This document shows how the project was designed for the Pematang Gadung peat forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The VCS project design method was used for this community forest.

Mar 4, 2014

Project Design Documents for a Carbon Project in Laman Satong community forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan

This document shows how the project was designed for the Laman Satong community forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Plan Vivo project design method was used for this community forest.

Mar 4, 2014

Report on Landscape Level HCVF assessment of Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

This report on landscape level HCVF assessment of Ketapang in West Kalimantan Province includes the results of social, forest and wildlife assessments performed in conjunction with NGO partners. Findings and outcomes, major threats, and recommendations are shared. 

Mar 4, 2014

REDD Project Feasibility Studies for Three Community Forests in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Recent spatial planning processes have caused forests with high biodiversity to be indicated for Other Land Use and Convertible Production Forest. To reduce the possibility for large-scale land conversion to palm expansion, three communities applied for village forest permits and undertook feasibility studies for Avoided Forest Conversion projects. 

Mar 4, 2014

Report on Landscape Level HCVF assessment of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

This report on landscape level HCVF assessment of Kapuas Hulu  in West Kalimantan Province includes the results of social, forest and wildlife assessments performed in conjunction with NGO partners. Findings and outcomes, major threats, and recommendations are shared.

Mar 4, 2014

FFI's Issue Briefs on Non-State Forest in Indonesia (Indonesian)

This document provides recommendations for national government agencies when spatial planning processes have resulted in the designation of HCVAs for alternative land uses. Relevant regulations and policies are analyzed, and lessons learned through the implementation of REDD+ projects are shared.

Mar 4, 2014

Forest Inventory Surveys in Ketapang and Kapuas Hulu Districts of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

These reports detail the results of the forest inventory surveys conducted by FFI in community-managed forests in the districts of Ketapang and Kapuas Hulu in the Province of West Kalimantan. 

Mar 4, 2014

Forest Cover and Vegetation Maps of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

These maps show forest cover and vegetation in the districts of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang in West Kalimantan Province.

Mar 4, 2014

Evaluation report of RSPO Training Courses in Thailand

RSPO organized HCV Concept and Application trainings in Thailand and Cameroon for HCV assessors based on the HCV training module developed earlier in the grant. These evaluation reports include a brief review of the subject matter, and a summary of participant feedback, lessons learned, and next steps.

Mar 4, 2014

RSPO DRAFT Simplified Guidance for Independent Smallholder Groups to Conduct High Conservation Value Assessments

This guidance document is intended for use by independent smallholder group managers to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) Assessments for existing land under cultivation as required under RSPO Criterion 5.2 and for new plantings as required under RSPO Criterion 7.3.

Mar 4, 2014

RSPO's Training the Trainers Curriculum

RSPO created a "train the trainers" curriculum focusing on biodiversity and how to effectively and consistently conduct HCV assessments. The modules cover: HCV approach and definition, requirements in the RSPO standard and new plantings procedures, identification, management and monitoring, and reporting and peer review, and incorporate relevant tools developed by other stakeholders, such as an HCV monitoring tool from ZSL.

Mar 4, 2014

Highlights of Changes to RSPO Criteria and Indicators

This document highlights revisions made in Principles & Criteria 2013. In summary, four new criteria were added that were not present in P&C 2007: C1.3 - ethical conduct, C6.12 - forced and trafficked labor, C6.13 - respecting human rights, and C7.8 - minimising GHG emission from new plantings.