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Pathway to Empowerment: How Inclusive Business Can Help Syrian Refugees Find Economic Opportunity in Turkey

Credit: Ariel Rubin/UNDP By  Michelle T. Lee, MA in Global Thought, Columbia University Since the Syrian crisis began in 2011, more than 3.6...

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Harnessing the Power of Partnerships to Create Opportunities for Inclusive Business

By Ivan Lukas, BCtA Outreach Lead Thanks to technological advances, nowadays, the cost of scaling a business can be close to zero. Even the smallest...

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Biomass Ventures Founder and Chairperson Lucky Dissanayake shares her journey of success

By Lucky Dissanayake, Biomass Ventures Founder and Chairperson. This article first appeared in The Daily FT on Monday 24 June 2019. In...

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A Systematic Approach is Needed to Overcome the Talent Gap

  Essilor International's Base of Pyramid (BoP) Innovation Lab develops new inclusive business models and acts as an incubator to test new...

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Human Rights, Access to Remedy, and Stakeholder Engagement

By Rosa Kusbiantoro, Associate Director, BSR. This article originally appeared on the BSR Blog The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human...

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How a digital platform is paving the way for health-tech in Pakistan

By Nida Shehzad, lead for digital and innovation at Sehat Kahani Pakistan produces thousands of, mainly female, doctors, every year, yet 42% of...

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Time for a fresh look at inclusive business

By Tom Harrison, Technical Director, Business Innovation Facility I remember the excitement in the early noughties when I first started hearing...

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Supporting business solutions to poverty

By Serina Ng, Head of Business Engagement Hub, Department for International Development Over the past few decades, much progress has been made on...

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The Journey of Total to inclusive energy solutions

A shop keeper, Gilberte Nanema, is selling Awango (Total) solar lamps in Kossodo, one of the neighborhoods of Ouagadougou. Photo Credit: Ordoillet Patrick...

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Spurring Communities, Confidence and Communication: How Companies are Tackling Gender-Based Violence

By Sheila Casserly, Business Call to Action Outreach Analyst Business can offer solutions to even the most vast and complex issues: climate change...

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Investment with a conscience: the rise of pension fund-based impact investing

  For pension funds, impact investing is not only investment with a conscience, it’s a stable financial choice that shows steady returns and...

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Different from business as usual: unique talent management principles in inclusive business

    Interview with Nazila Vali (BCtA) by Susann Tischendorf, Inclusive Business Action Network Kindly introduce yourself and your area...

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