AcceleratingInclusive BusinessOpportunities
Business Models that Make a Difference
ABOUT IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector.We help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, providing advisory services to businesses andgovernments, and mobilizing capital in the international financial markets. In fiscal year 2011, amid economic uncertainty acrossthe globe, we helped our clients create jobs, strengthen environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities—all while driving our investments to an all-time high of nearly $19 billion.For more information, visit
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ABOUT IFC’S INCLUSIVE BUSINESS MODELS GROUP
Launched in 2010, IFC’s Inclusive Business Models Group mobilizes people, ideas, information, and resources to help companiesstart and scale inclusive business models more effectively.For more information, visit
www.ifc.org/inclusivebusiness
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report would not have been possible without the pioneering efforts of IFC’s clients, on whose inclusive business models it isbased. IFC thanks all of these clients for their inspiration and leadership.The writing team included Beth Jenkins, Eriko Ishikawa, Alexis Geaneotes, Piya Baptista and Toshi Masuoka with input from AntaraGanguli, Detelina Kalkandjieva, and Peter Tynan from Dalberg Global Development Advisors. The team would like to give specialthanks to their IFC investment colleagues Adrian Bastien, Andi Dervishi, Samuel Dzotefe, Gabriel España, Alex Oliveira, and MiguelToledo for their insights on the models described here, and a special thanks to Junko Tashiro and Takao Takahashi from the InclusiveBusiness Models Group.
RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
The material in this publication is copyrighted. Quoting, copying, and/or reproducing portions or all of this work is permittedprovided the following citation is used:
Jenkins, B; Ishikawa, E; Geaneotes, A; Baptista, P; and Masuoka, T (2011).
Accelerating Inclusive Business Opportunities: BusinessModels that Make a Difference.
Washington, DC: IFC.
The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IFC.
AcceleratingInclusive BusinessOpportunities
Business Models that Make a Difference
Written by Beth Jenkins, Eriko Ishikawa,Alexis Geaneotes, Piya Baptista and Toshi Masuoka
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Accelerating Inclusive Business Opportunities: Business Models that Make a Difference
This IFC report, "Accelerating Inclusive Business Opportunities," identifies seven inclusive business models that expand access to goods, services, and livelihoods for the world’s poorest people while generating strong financial returns. It underscores IFC’s commitment to creating opportunity at the base of the economic pyramid.
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