United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Just how inclusive is ‘inclusive business’?

27 June 2011
Article
Participation
Sustainable markets

Discussion at the latest of the IIED-Hivos ‘provocations’ in Brussels last week (22 June) suggests that the first step in assessing how ‘pro-poor’ business contributes to development and smallholder empowerment, is to understand what we mean by the word ‘inclusive’.

Fair trade: still centred on smallholders?

27 June 2011
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Sustainable markets

To what extent do approaches such as fair trade, corporate social responsibility and inclusive business models allow the private sector to meet commercial objectives while also reducing poverty and empowering small-scale farmers? This was the question posed at the latest in a series of IIED and Hivos ‘provocations’ held at the European Parliament in Brussels last week (22 June).

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