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"Call for Interest" from individuals wishing to apply for membership of the UNITAID-WHO Proposal Review Committee ("PRC").

UNITAID is a global health initiative, established to provide sustainable, predictable and additional funding to significantly impact on market dynamics to reduce prices and increase the availability and supply of high quality medicines, diagnostics and related commodities for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, primarily for populations in low-income and lower-middle income countries. This is a transparent "call for interest"… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on January 1, 2010 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Policy Note: Business Innovation to Fight Climate Change and Poverty

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Added by Business Fights Poverty on December 4, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

The private sector and climate change in developing countries

By Karen Ellis, Carolin Schramm and Alberto Lemma Responding to climate change, and achieving low carbon… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 30, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Commonwealth Business Forum 2009, Final Communiqué and Report to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

The 2009 Commonwealth Business Forum, which was held as part of the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago, and which attracted over 1,000 business and government leaders from over 50 countries, has just closed. All the sessions have been summarised and will be online on the CBC website next week. The Forum has just issued this Com… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 26, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Business Innovation to Fight Climate Change and Poverty: Resource List, produced by the Overseas Development Institute

This resource list was prepared for the event "Business Innovation to Fight Climate Change and Poverty" by the Overseas Development Institute.

Recent publications

Briefing Paper on "Business Innovation to Fight Climate Chan

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Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 25, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Vacancy: Executive Assistant, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment

The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment is looking to hire a part-time Executive Assistant. For more information and to apply, click here. Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 23, 2009 at 11:19pm — No Comments

Branchless banking possible by 2020

CGAP NewsFlash: With the right market conditions, branchless banking, including mobile phone banking, will be the primary channel for poor people to get basic financial services by the year 2020. So says “Scenarios for Branchless Banking in 2020,” a new Focus Note from CGAP and the UK’s Department for Inter… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 18, 2009 at 10:38pm — 1 Comment

Vacancy: Director, E+Co Africa

E+Co is a mission driven investment company that provides services and financing to clean energy entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. E+Co invests in enterprises that realize access to clean and affordable energy, resulting in job creation, economic and social development of rural communities and contributing to sustainable development. With a presence in Latin America, Asia and Africa, E+Co invests in local enterprises that identify… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 18, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Global Entrepreneurship Week launches today!

Today sees the launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week, a wonderful initiative to “inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity”. Entrepreneurship will be the engine of economic recovery, of poverty reduction and of a more environmentally sustainable future. Last year, over three million people around the world participated in events. To get involved this year,… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on November 16, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Simon Maxwell, ODI: Harnessing the power of business for development impact: towards the fourth generation

Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute, and Chair of the 2009 Event Series, "Harnessing the Power of Business for Development Impact", shares his reflections on the series. The Series was organised by the ODI, the UK Department for International Development,… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on October 7, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Blog Action Day 2009: Climate Change

Blog Action Day, this year on 15 October, is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 - focusing on climate change - will be the largest-ever social change event on the web.. Click here to add blog on 15 October about climate change, and b… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on October 1, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Vacancy: Procurement for Development Forum Manager and Research Fellow, Chatham House

Chatham House is recruiting a manager/research fellow for the Procurement for Development Forum on a fixed term appointment. This post offers a great opportunity to work with the… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on September 18, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Peace, its Causes and Economic Value

Post submitted by Steve Killelea, Founder, Global Peace Index, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Steve was recently the key note speaker at the Peace Through Commerce conference. To watch highlights of his speech, click here.… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on September 16, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

A "Good for Development" Company Mark: A Good Idea?

The Overseas Development Institute has proposed a new "Good for Development" (GfD) Mark that recognises companies that are delivering development gains through their core business: creating jobs, bringing investment capital, training workers, usi… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on August 11, 2009 at 11:30pm — 8 Comments

Vacancy: Regional Coordinator — Latin America, Better Cotton Initiative

Cotton, in one form or another, is used by nearly every person on the planet. It is a $12 billion industry that employs around 300 million people in the production stages alone. The Bett… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on July 21, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Vacancy: Programme Director, Enterprise Development, International Business Leaders Forum, London

The Organisation

The International Business Leaders Forum works with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development. Founded by HRH… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on June 24, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Vacancy: Policy Advisor – Private Sector, Oxfam GB

Policy Advisor – Private Sector, Oxfam GB £33,700 - £41,710 pa Oxford Part of Oxfam’s Private Sector Advocacy Team, you will contribute to Oxfam’s research, analysis, and policy development relating to the actual and potential impact of the private sector on poverty and sustainable development.… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on June 2, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

Euan Wilmshurst, Coca-Cola: "Developing Inclusive Business Models: A Review of Coca-Cola's Manual Distribution Centers in Ethiopia and Tanzania"

Coca-Cola’s Manual Distribution Centers – or MDCs – are a major factor in our success in East Africa. Since they were first set up a decade ago, these small independently owned businesses now deliver over 80% of our drinks in the region, largely by push carts, to small-scale retailers who need reg… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on May 22, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Trade not Aid: How inclusive business is fighting poverty in Latin America

The latest episode in BBC World's "The Other America" explores Latin America's development, and the role that business can play in tackling poverty. Various examples are given of "inclusive business" that engage poor people in companies' value chains. For more information, read this blog by… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on May 7, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Nestlé Creating Shared Value Forum

Nestlé has announced plans to hold the first Creating Shared Value (CSV) forum in partnership with the UN Partnerships Office and the Swiss Mission to the UN on April 27-28th. The two-day event focuses on CSV – Nestlé’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility – which is not an add-on… Continue

Added by Business Fights Poverty on April 8, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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