SABMiller: Improving Local Production of Barley in India
SABMiller, through its BCtA initiative, is working to develop and improve local supply chains for barley, a key ingredient for the company’s products, in Rajasthan, India. In this BCtA case study, learn more about how the company is helping to promote sustainable social and economic development in this rural community.
Thomson Reuters: Removing Barriers to Growth in Agriculture
In 2008, Thomson Reuters answered the BCtA with its initiative to provide India’s farmers with the tools and information they need to increase productivity and remove barriers to growth. Reuters Market Light (RML), Thomson Reuters’ news and advisory service for farmers, leverages the company’s core business to reduce poverty and hunger among India’s rural farmers and promote sustainable economic growth in the agricultural sector. This case study takes a close look at the RML business model.
The Coca Cola Company: Enabling Jobs and Opportunity
In 2008, The Coca-Cola Company pledged to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by leveraging its core business operations. This BCtA case study takes a close look at the company’s efforts to significantly expand its network of locally owned, low-cost micro distribution outlets (MDCs) to provide employment opportunities and contribute to gender equality in base of the pyramid markets across Africa.




