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Business Call to Action: transforming lives through business

Making progress in the fight against poverty in Ghana

The Mystery of Tradition: why Tradition and Capital May Work Well in Africa and Not in the West

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Welcome to Business Fights Poverty!

From the team behind Business Action for Africa and Mentori, Business Fights Poverty is the professional network for those passionate about fighting world poverty through good business. Connect with hundreds of your peers, discuss issues and share ideas.

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Business-NGO Partnerships under the spotlight

E-BULLETIN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM The global context of the 21st century presents new development challenges, to which single sector solutions have proven an inadequate response. Cross-sector solutions – whether to economic, social, cultural or environmental challenges – involve organisations from all sectors systematically collaborating with non-traditional partners to share risks, costs and benefits in meeting new challenges and working sy… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 24th July 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments (Add)

Frankie Picasso interviews Ida Horner, Ethnic Supplies

Listen to Frankie Picasso's great radio interview of Ida Horner the pioneer behind Ethnic Supplies Limited. Click here to listen. You can also connect with Frankie and Ida here on Business Fights Pover… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 23rd July 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments (Add)

NEW UNDP REPORT UNVEILS BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING THE POOR

www.undp.org/gimlaunch www.growinginclusivemarkets.org New York, 22 July 2008—Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor, a new and groundbreaking report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) offers strategies and tools for companies to expand beyond traditional business practices and bring in the world’s poor as partners in growth and wealth creation. Part of UNDP’s Growin… Continue

Posted by Afke Bootsman on 23rd July 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments (Add)

CDC commits capital of US$185m to funds raising over US$2.47bn for investment in India

PRESS RELEASE FROM CDC: CDC Group (“CDC”), the UK government-backed private equity emerging markets fund of funds investor, today announces that it has made new commitments totaling US$185m to six private equity funds focused on investment in India. It is expected that these funds will raise a total of over US$2.47bn for investment in the region. These latest commitments bring CDC’s overall commitment to private equity funds investing in India to over US$1… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 22nd July 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments (Add)

"Business needs to show that we are part of the solution to the major issues of poverty and development" by Sir Mark Moody-Stuart

Each week, we will publish one article from the recent Business Action for Africa publication, "MDGs at the Mid-Point: Accelerating Business-Led Growth and Collective Action". To download the full report, click here. The Millennium Development Goals were the product of a moment of optimism in history. In setting some clear targets for reducing poverty and some related measures, the UN Secretary General an… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 21st July 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Shell Foundation and Marks & Spencer: Scalable Business Models for Fair Trade Supply Chains

A new report was launched today that tells the story of the Shell Foundation - Marks & Spencer Partnership and concludes that in order to bridge the gap between major retailers and developing world producers a new kind of business is required, called an ‘ethical agent’. The report is also featured in a two page article in Retail Week. The report is downloadable at: http://www.shellf… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 16th July 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Banks’ institutional impact under scrutiny - Covalence Banking Industry Report 2008

Hello, Interactions of banks with governments are increasingly criticized in terms of ethics; meanwhile, environmental initiatives and philanthropic donations are the industry’s main positive news cows, states a report published today by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence – Covalence Banking Industry Report 2008.

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Posted by Antoine Mach on 3rd July 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments (Add)

630 Companies Delisted from UN Global Compact

PRESS RELEASE: UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT (New York, 25 June 2008) – The United Nations Global Compact Office has announced that a total of 630 companies have been removed from its list of participants for failure to communicate progress. The delisting of companies is part of ongoing efforts by the UNGC Office to enhance the accountability and credibility of the initiative. The Integrity Measures were introduced in 2004 following a comprehensive review of the governance of the UN Global Com… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 28th June 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Business and Poverty: Opening Markets to the Poor

FROM THE WORLD BANK INSTITUTE: How can the private sector help transform the lives of the poor? Can poor producers and consumers in turn transform business models and shape new opportunities for companies? These are two of the key questions addressed in the forthcoming issue of the World Bank's flagship publication Development Outreach, which examines the realities of private sector operations at the base of the pyramid and the poten… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 2nd June 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund Goes Live!

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) website goes live today. The AECF is a US$50-100m private sector fund, backed by some of the biggest names in development finance and hosted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Its aim is to encourage private sector companies to compete for like-for-like investment support for their new and innovative business ideas. Where will the AECF work? The AECF is open to proposals from all c… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 5th June 2008 at 12:00am — 6 Comments (Add)

Business Without Corruption: An Action Guide

FROM DG COMMUNITIES: Two Russia-based organizations – OPORA and INDEM Foundation – have produced a new tool to combat corruption, “Business Without Corruption: An Action Guide.” This guide is meant to give small business owners the tools to resist corruption and, at the same time, survive and grow in an… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 31st May 2008 at 10:34am — No Comments (Add)

CBC-African Business Awards 2008

PRESS RELEASE: To celebrate the great strides that the Continent has made in the world of business, IC Publications, publishers since 1966 of African Business and New African and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), are proud to announce the first CBC-African Business Awards 2008, which will take place in London at a Gala Dinner at the Grosvenor House… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 31st May 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments (Add)

Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) sets framework for a “century of African growth”

PRESS RELEASE: Yokohama, Japan, 30 May 2008 Representatives from 51 African countries, including 40 Heads of State and Government, joined with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, in creating a blueprint for a “century of African growth” at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), the three-day summit-level event in Yokohama, Japan, that concluded today. Prime Minister Fukuda said in his opening address that, “In the future, Africa will become a powerful en… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 30th May 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments (Add)

International Judging Panel Announced for Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2008

PRESS RELEASE: Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, today announced the panel of judges for the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards; the annual international journalism awards that recognise and celebrate excellence in reporting on business and investment in Africa. This year, the Awards celebrate their fifth anniversary and see the return of several esteemed judges as well as welcoming two new additions - drawn from the media, business, g… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 29th May 2008 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

2008 World Business and Development Awards Launched

PRESS RELEASE 2008 World Business and Development Awards Launched London, New York, Paris, 16 April 2008—The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to open nominations for the 2008 World Business and Development Awards in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The awards recognize the contribution of the private sector to help achieve the MDGs through their core bus… Continue

Posted by Afke Bootsman on 8th May 2008 at 10:22pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Business Call to Action: transforming lives through business

Today, the UK Government and the United Nations Development Programme will be hosting an event of over 80 CEO’s in London. The Business Call to Action event will bring together business leaders from around the world and challenge their companies to explore new business opportunities that use their core business expertise in a way that contributes both to the Millennium Development Go… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 6th May 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments (Add)

Growth, the private sector and the path to ending poverty

Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, set a fresh, bold direction for the UK’s aid agency, the Department for International Development, on Monday. In a speech at an event co-hosted by Business Action for Africa and… Continue

Posted by Business Fights Poverty on 2nd April 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments (Add)

How do we create good businesses in Africa? Inspire young entrepreneurs.

Africa's youth are the ones who will create the business that have strong civic ties. These youth entrepreneurs will not only create businesses which will fund projects aimed at eliminating poverty, they will create businesses that attack the challenge of poverty directly. Organizations like Top30Under30 are bringing African entrepreneurs to the fore and helping them connect with valuable business networks across the continent and beyond. Another great way of getting youth excited about entrepr… Continue

Posted by Kristina on 21st April 2008 at 5:01pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Blog from the 2008 Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship

Greetings from the 2008 Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford's Said Business School! This was a fantastic event with great speakers: Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Paul Farmer, Paul Collier, and Lord Anthony Giddens just to name a few. There is a series of terrific blogs of all the sessions at the site below. Feel free to start a discussion here on any of the topics raised. http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/skoll-scholars-2008 Cheers, Mike Quinn MBA Candidate 2008… Continue

Posted by Mike Quinn on 28th March 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments (Add)

[weitzenegger.de] May 2008

This Newsletter is a summary and analysis of trends in economic development in international co-operation policy. This is a public version of the file sent to professionals of the German cooperative AGEG Consultants eG by its Economic Development Department. Feel free to post it on your website or to circulate it to your constituency. Join by sending an email to: AGEG-WiRAM-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Best regards, Karsten Weitzenegger, Editor Subscribe: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AGEG-W… Continue

Posted by Karsten Weitzenegger on 26th April 2008 at 4:11pm — No Comments (Add)

Forum

Fighting Corruption

The UN Global Compact today published its Compact Quarterly with a focus on Anti-Corruption (July 2008 Volume 2008 Issue 2). How do you think business can best engage in fighting corruption? Belo...

Tagged: UN, Compact, Global, Corruption

Started by Business Fights Poverty 16 Jul

Strengthening Supplier Competitiveness

Business Action for Africa and the Overseas Development Institute hosted a workshop on 18 June in London looking at strategies for strengthening the competitiveness of local suppliers in developing...

Tagged: ethics, Panorama, supplier, supply, chain

Started by Business Fights Poverty 23 Jun

Do we need more patience at the base of the pyramid? 1 Reply

Discussion of business models targeting the poor as producers and consumers often centers on the same limited number of examples. Why are more initiatives not going to scale or getting noticed? Is ...

Tagged: pyramid, base

Started by Michael Jarvis. Last reply by Mark Trotter 12 hours ago .

Rich countries fall short on Africa pledges, again... 1 Reply

Rich countries fall short on Africa pledges By Ben Hall in Paris Published: June 18 2008 14:56 | Last updated: June 18 2008 14:56 Rich countries have so far given only one-seventh of the extra a...

Started by Christopher Andoh. Last reply by Mark Trotter 12 hours ago .