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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 14, 2012

HAWKAMAH_CG_Survey_MENA_Banks

HAWKAMAH_CG_Survey_MENA_Banks

Mar 14, 2012

Corporate Governance Screening Tool for Banking Organizations

Corporate Governance Screening Tool for Banking Organizations

Mar 10, 2012

Integrated Reporting: Lessons from the South African Experience

Private Sector Opinion 25: This article offers historical background and practical guidance for company directors and executives.

Feb 25, 2012

Report on management options to reduce oil palm impact on biodiversity

ZSL conducted a survey of palm oil producers and HCV consultants to identify management interventions that are currently being recommended and adopted with the purpose of maintaining biodiversity, as well as to highlight areas where further guidance is most needed. Survey findings in the key areas of land ownership, habitat protection and enhancement, species-focused interventions, and stakeholder engagement are shared in this report.

Feb 23, 2012

China Utility-based Energy Efficiency Finance Program (CHUEE)

Description of Chuee program in China

Feb 13, 2012

Access to Finance Annual Review 2011

This report highlights IFC’s progress in Access to Finance advisory services. The report underscores our continued efforts to provide world-class advisory services that target both financial institutions and the broader financial infrastructure. We help increase the availability and affordability of financial services, focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises. In FY11, we left a strong advisory footprint, supporting 189 financial institutions in 55 countries (including 36 IDA countries). We help increase the availability and affordability of financial services, focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Feb 1, 2012

Survey Says ... Corporate Governance Matters to Investors in Emerging Market Companies

The Emerging Markets Investor Survey provides clear evidence that corporate governance plays an important role in the decisions of emerging market investors. Some are steering clear of firms in countries where governance remains problematic, or they are demanding higher returns from such investments.

Feb 1, 2012

Utility Scale Solar Power Plants: A Guide for Developers and Investors

This guidebook features best practices for development, construction, operation and financing of utility-scale solar power plants in India and can be used as a manual for developers and investors.

204 pages | © February 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 31, 2012

Doing business in Indonesia 2012

Doing business in Indonesia 2012

Jan 25, 2012

Doing Business in OHADA 2012

The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is a pan-African organization which aims to establish a uniform legal framework governing business activities in the economies covered by this report: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. The report focuses on national and local regulations that affect 10 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

 

The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is a pan-African organization which aims to establish a uniform legal framework governing business activities in the economies covered by this report.

118 Pages | | © 2012 World Bank Group |

Jan 1, 2012

The International Bill of Human Rights and IFC Sustainability Framework

This 2012 Sustainability Review and Study maps the revised and updated Sustainability Framework to the International Bill of Human Rights and summarizes how each human right is reflected in the revised Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards, and Access to Information Policy.

29 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and IFC Sustainability Framework

This 2012 Sustainability Review and Study provides an analysis of the convergences in IFC's approach to human rights using the IFC Sustainability Framework and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework.

15 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Access to Information Policy - 2012 Edition

IFC's Access to Information Policy articulates IFC's commitment to transparency. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Turkish.

17 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Financial Intermediaries

Provides guidance to Financial Intermediary (FI) clients on reporting to IFC and applying IFC's Sustainability Framework to FIs.

13 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Small and Medium Enterprises and Environmental and Social Risk Management

Presents IFC's range of investment products aimed at supporting the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

6 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC's Updated Sustainability Framework (flyer)

This fact sheet provides an overview of key changes to IFC's Updated Sustainability Framework, which became effective on January 1, 2012, including access to information, financial intermediaries, supply chains, climate change, business and human rights, gender, indigenous peoples and implementation.

2 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability - 2012 Edition

The Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability defines IFC's responsibility in supporting project performance in partnership with clients. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and Turkish.

15 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Guidance Notes to Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - 2012 Edition

The Guidance Notes are companion documents to the Performance Standards providing guidance to clients (and IFC staff) in meeting the standards. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Portuguese.

273 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC Sustainability Framework - Effective January 1, 2012

IFC's Sustainability Framework articulates the Corporation's strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC's approach to risk management. The Sustainability Framework comprises IFC's Policy and Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and IFC's Access to Information Policy.

84 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability - Effective January 1, 2012

The Performance Standards are directed towards clients, providing guidance on how to identify risks and impacts, and are designed to help avoid, mitigate, and manage risks and impacts as a way of doing business in a sustainable way. Translations are available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish and Myanmar Language (Burmese).

72 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2012

Interpretation Note on Environmental and Social Categorization

The Interpretation Note (IN) on Environmental and Social Categorization explains IFC's approach to environmental and social (E&S) categorization of proposed investments.

10 pages | © January 2012 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 16, 2011

Renewable Energy Policy in Russia: Waking the Green Giant

Dec 16, 2011

Renewable Energy Policy in Russia: Waking the Green Giant (Russian)

Dec 15, 2011

Risk Management Balancing Act Report

The report presents the findings from the 2010 Risk Management and Nonperforming Loan Quick Survey and outlines global trends and benchmarks in risk management. It aims to help our client financial institutions to better understand the current state of their risk management capabilities and identify priority areas of improvement.

Dec 10, 2011

Corporate Social Responsibility - Private Self-Regulation is Not Enough

Private Sector Opinion 24: Michel Doucin begins his article with a fascinating historical analysis of the CSR concept. He identifies its pioneers, including those in emerging markets, and the different interpretations of CSR. He concludes by arguing for genuine international rules to shape a universal CSR framework. The challenge is to build a balance between collective private self-regulation and government regulations.