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Environment Social business

A few lessons from the DFID impact fund experience

  • Gurmeet Kaur Directrice des investissements CDC
  • Ross Masood Investment and finance advisorDFID DFID
14 July 2016
© Sanergy
While poor people in developing countries are more than willing to pay for basic goods and services, the existing private sector solutions in place so far do not allow them […]Continue Reading
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The point of view of an impact investor – redefining the concepts of risk and retour

  • Tracy Barba Responsable de communication Bamboo
  • Jean-Philippe de Schrevel Fondateur et Directeur Général Bamboo
14 July 2016
© Bamboo Finance
The notion of a trade-off between financial, social and environmental returns has dominated the impact investing debateuptonow. Bamboo Finance views these components in terms of a total return that needs […]Continue Reading
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Low-cost private schools scalable solution to a massive gap?

  • Steve Beck Co-fondateur et Directeur associé Novastar
  • Shannon May (Français) Co-fondatrice et directrice du développement Bridge
07 July 2016
© Bridge
To provide low-cost nursery and primary school education in poor neighbourhoods, Bridge International Academies has developed a vertically-integrated system. It includes operational tools and systems, curriculum Continue Reading
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Social business: the challenge of scaling up

  • Robin Bonsey Consultant HYSTRA
  • Olivier Kayser Fondateur et directeur exécutif HYSTRA
30 May 2016
© Hystra
Entrepreneurship can meet the needs of “base-of-the-pyramid” populations, provided the business in question has reached the critical size needed for profitability and sustainability. Examples of “inclusive Continue Reading
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What is meant by social business?

  • Proparco
24 May 2016
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Social businesses have attracted an enthusiastic following in economic, political and media circles. A wide range of actors describe themselves as such, even though there is no consensus as to a […]Continue Reading
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Palmis Enèji: from NGO to enterprise – the story of a social business in Haiti

  • Alexandre Borme Development officer Entrepreneurs du Monde
23 May 2016
© Entrepreneurs du Monde
In 2012, the French NGO EDM launched a programme to distribute Palmis Enèji cooking and lighting appliances to meet energy demand among the poorest sections of the Haitian population. Two […]Continue Reading
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The diversity of social business: the case of Madagascar

  • Nicolas Vincent Research Officer AFD
16 May 2016
© Entrepreneurs du monde
Despite a troubled macroeconomic and political environment, Madagascar possesses a fairly diversified, dynamic economic fabric in comparison to other countries with a similar level of development. This national Continue Reading
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Using measurement to enhance and share social business practices

  • Jon Sallé Program Manager CERISE
  • Cécile Lapenu Directrice exécutive CERISE
11 May 2016
Nutrizaza© Zen Design
To achieve credibility, social entrepreneurship must spell out the basic principles underlying its practices and objectively measure its outcomes. Measuring social performance – particularly by analysing management Continue Reading
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Access to quality sanitation in kenyan slums: Sanergy’s model

  • David Auerbach co-founder Sanergy
09 May 2016
© Sanergy
Sanergy strives to leverage the entire sanitation value chain to create vibrant micro-businesses in informal settlements and by-products that can be marketed to Kenyan farmers. Hazardous waste is removed from […]Continue Reading
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Environment Social business

The ambitious and challenges of social business – Better definiting and structuring the sector

  • Jean-Gabriel Dayre Senior Investment Officer Proparco
  • Jeanne Hénin Project leader CEFEB
02 May 2016
© Sanergy
Social business is a demanding business model: social enterprises pursue social or environmental goals while also seeking long-term profitability and they face many challenges. In the wide- ranging ‘impact Continue Reading
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