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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 4, 2014

RSPO Training Modules for Auditors

This training module is designed for training providers of the RSPO Certification System and the RSPO Supply Chain Certification System. It includes an RSPO Auditor Training Syllabus, an RSPO Auditor Technical Training Syllabus, and an RSPO Auditor Supply Chain Training Syllabus.

Mar 4, 2014

WRI's Report on Forest Cover Monitoring System Training Session

This report provides documentation of the first training session for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on the forest cover monitoring system “Forest Cover Analyzer", which took place in Kuala Lumpur in June 2012. This document provides a summary of experience, challenges, lessons learned, and steps for improving future trainings sessions. It also includes the slides used during the training to illustrate the Forest Cover Analyzer.

Mar 4, 2014

WRI's Web Applications to Support Sustainable Palm Oil

This PDF of a Powerpoint presentation discusses instructions and possible uses for Project POTICO web tools - Suitability Mapper and Forest Cover Analyzer - designed to link sustainable palm oil expansion and sustainable forest management through the utilization of degraded lands rather than the conversion of forests.

Mar 4, 2014

PanEco Report on Implications of Palm Oil Production on Degraded Land

This report discusses the technical, economic, biodiversity, legal and policy implications of palm-oil production on degraded land.

Mar 4, 2014

WRI's How to Change Legal Land Use Classifications to Support More Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Indonesia

Transitioning to sustainable palm oil depends on establishing new plantations on suitable, non-forested land and respecting local rights. Land classification in Indonesia does not necessarily allow this, as many suitable areas are legally unavailable for development. This issue brief examines methods to change legal classification of land to support sustainable palm oil.

Mar 4, 2014

PanEco Report on Tripa multi-stakeholder meeting

This report summarizes a multi-stakeholder meeting that took place in August 2009 to discuss the controversial conversion of HCV forests in Tripa into palm oil plantations. Representatives from the palm oil company responsible, Astra, NGOs opposed to the development, and local people impacted both negatively and positively by the project attended the meeting in Banda Aceh to share their perspective and go on a field trip to the plantation site.  

Mar 4, 2014

PanEco Booklet for Smallholders (Indonesian)

This manual in Indonesia shows smallholders how to develop palm-oil plantations in an environmentally and socially friendly manner, and why it is useful to do so. It provides the information about the adverse consequences on Tripa and its local communities as well as on the global community if planting patterns continue to follow environmentally adverse practices.  

Mar 4, 2014

WRI's Report on Spatial Decision-Making Training Session

This report provides documentation of the first training on the interactive websites “Suitability Mapper” and the “Forest Cover Analyzer”. The training was held for Indonesian REDD+ policy makers, who make national-level spatial decisions at the intersection of economic development and environmental commitments. This document provides a summary of experience, challenges, lessons learned, and steps for improving future training sessions.

Mar 4, 2014

PanEco's Developing oil palm plantation from degraded land on mineral soil

In this report, PanEco reviews the third environmental assessment done to determine the degree of biodiversity decline during the second year of the project in the test palm oil plantation located on fallow degraded land and planted according to RSPO criteria. The results of this assessment are compared to those of the first and second, in order to measure the impact of the BMP on biodiversity conservation.

Mar 4, 2014

Report from Cameroon Workshop on HCV Protocol on community needs and cultural values

This document describes the outcomes of a multi-stakeholder consultation held in Cameroon in 2013 concerning ZSL's draft monitoring protocols for HCVs 5 (community needs) and 6 (cultural values) in palm oil plantations. The document includes an agenda, description of the event, and list of key outcomes, all which informed the final document.

Mar 4, 2014

Training Course Modules and Materials (Indonesian)

These modules and materials in Bahasa Indonesia were used to explain implementation of the HCV monitoring system to representatives from RSPO certified producers.

Mar 4, 2014

ZSL's Market Research Report

Market research conducted by ZSL between February and April 2012 indicates that current environmental monitoring of HCV areas within oil palm plantations is limited and so too is the use of basic software to facilitate this process. The report discusses the suitability of various monitoring software in current use based on surveys and research, and discusses recommendations for software developers.

Mar 4, 2014

Report from Indonesian Workshop on HCV Protocol on community needs and cultural values

This document describes the outcomes of a multi-stakeholder consultation held in Indonesia in 2013 concerning ZSL's draft monitoring protocols for HCVs 5 (community needs) and 6 (cultural valules) in palm oil plantations. The document includes an agenda, description of the event, and list of key outcomes, all which informed the final document.

Mar 4, 2014

RSPO Auditor Workshop on HCV Monitoring and Compliance Summary Report

In August 2013, ZSL held a series of workshops focusing on the three stages of HCV assessment, HCV management, and auditing of the standard on HCVs for HCV assessors, oil palm producers, and RSPO auditors respectively. This report presents the agenda, major outputs, discussion points and recommendations of these three workshops.

Mar 4, 2014

ZSL's HCV Protocol on community needs and cultural values

This document describes monitoring protocols for HCVs 5 (community needs) and 6 (cultural valules) in palm oil plantations.

Mar 4, 2014

ZSL's Biodiversity Assessment Toolkit for West Africa

ZSL’s Biodiversity Assessment Toolkit is designed to assist in the identification of High Conservation Values 1 (biodiversity) and 2 (landscapes) and is adapted to suit the West African context. 

Mar 4, 2014

Practical Handbook for HCV Conservation in West and Central Africa

This handbook intends to provide guidance on how to undertake and implement effective measures to maintain and enhance High Conservation Values (HCVs) that persist within oil palm landscapes, a task that has frequently been identified as one of the most challenging aspects of complying with the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles and Criteria (P&C).

Mar 4, 2014

2nd International Sustainable Banking Forum - Lagos, Nigeria, March 2-4, 2014

This e-book provides a comprehensive overview of the presentations at the 2014 Banking Forum, and summaries of discussions and country level updates on regulator activity to encourage sustainable banking.

18 pages | © March 2014 IFC | Complimentary

Feb 28, 2014

IFC ニュースと視点 - 2014年2月

IFCは、資金調達活動の最新の状況をお知らせするためニュースレターの発行を始めました。第1号では2014年度上半期（2013年7月～2013年12月）における資金調達のハイライトを紹介しています。

2 pages | | © 2014 IFC |

Feb 27, 2014

Moving Forward with Environmental and Social Risk Management

This report provides an analysis of Environmental and Social Risk Management practices in 9 emerging market countries, and gives a broad overview of regulatory guidance that is evolving around this topic.

Feb 27, 2014

Corporate Governance Manual

The Manual provides executives, directors, and shareholders of companies with a comprehensive summary of the corporate governance framework and practices prevalent in the world today, and a practical toolkit designed to help implement good governance in practice. It is also a learning tool meant to help companies at different developmental stages to better understand the value and benefits of good corporate governance.

Feb 25, 2014

Towards sustainable palm oil: a framework for action

In May 2011, the Zoological Society of London, in collaboration with ProForest and the Wildlife Conservation Society, convened a symposium entitled ‘Sustainable palm oil: challenges, a common vision and the way forward’. The aim of this symposium was to bring together leading scientists, policy makers, companies and NGOs to present the latest science and discuss effective policies, tools and practice for increasing the sustainability of global palm oil production. This publication is based on the presentations, discussions, and key outcomes of the symposium.

Feb 24, 2014

IFC年次報告書2013 ― パートナーシップの威力

本報告書では、2013年度のIFCの財務結果を公開し、途上国民間セクターにおけるIFCのプロジェクトの成果を具体的な数を用いて報告しています。また、雇用と機会創出を支援するIFCの活動について「パートナーシップ」をテーマに紹介しています。

114 pages || © 2014 IFC |

Feb 24, 2014

Making Microcredit Accessible for the Poor in Rural Peru

IFC is working with local microfinance institutions (MFIs) to increase access to credit in remote rural areas of Peru.

Feb 24, 2014

Helping Tunisia's ENDA Inter-Arabe Stay Ahead of the Curve

At a time of limited fund availability and political turmoil in the region, IFC played an important counter-cyclical role helping ENDA Inter-Arabe stay ahead of the curve.