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RIP BoP?
… the BoP concept containing a set of new business models targeting new markets - outside of the niche circles of corporate social … A strategy to undermine promising domestic businesses in emerging markets by encouraging large multi-nationals to enter BoP markets that … legacy. May he rest in peace.    Ben Garside is a researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group. …
Insight, 19 September 2010
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… of 2013, the question remains about how to make transparency work for sustainable development, particularly for the local communities living … a principal researcher in IIED's  Sustainable Markets Group and leader of the energy team. … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 28 May 2014
A crowd gathers outside to see a presentation
Energy, finance and community business – where is the money?
… at any scale. Current finance paths such as table banking and group lending can enable households with minimum resources to begin … Sustainable markets …
Event, 30 November 2020
A woman stands behind a market stall of fresh vegetables, smiling proudly.
Investing in biodiverse agriculture in Ecuador’s highlands: UNORCAC and the Santa Anita cooperative
… which demonstrates ancestral medicine practices. Hambi Warmikuna, a group of women healers within UNORCAC, works to strengthen ancestral … UNORCAC has set up business initiatives to reinforce the union’s sustainable vision, and the Santa Anita cooperative supports these and … such as mortiño. Products enter both national and international markets, where dried fruits are popular in energy bars. Women-run Sara …
Article, 31 May 2024
Low-cost solar lanterns enable a boy to study at home in the small village of Shidhulai in the Natore District of northwestern Bangladesh (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Universal energy access: combining public and private sector efforts
… viability and returns are assured. Decentralised and low-income markets tend to be neglected because investments here are long term, … Wilson ( [email protected] ) is a principal researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group  and the leader of IIED's energy and extractive industries team. …
Insight, 30 September 2014
A trolley load and shelves of cinnamon dry inside a special drying facility
Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
… role in improving food security, reducing poverty, and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But many family farms are isolated. This reduces their access to markets and support services, and hampers their ability to coordinate … facilitated by the FFF, the growers realised that forming a group could help them share market and technical information, aggregate …
Insight, 27 May 2019
Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.
A call to action for people and nature
… partner, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist group (SULi) , attended the inaugural African Protected Areas Congress … such as non-timber forest products, hunting and fishing, carbon markets and wildlife-related film production.  Central to the goal of …
Insight, 25 August 2022
South Africa: Anna with friends and family in front of her new solar water heating system. It is often more cost-effective to provide energy services to poor communities via off-grid sources (Photo: Abri le Roux, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Public and private sectors: delivering energy access for people living in poverty
… people lifting themselves out of poverty. It is often more feasible, sustainable and cost-effective to provide the energy services poor … funds should be best targeted to attract investment in off-grid markets and to fill the gaps where the private sector cannot reach. … to attend. Panel speakers Jorund Buen, co-founder and partner, Differ Group : Differ is spearheading the scale up of small-scale carbon …
News, 04 June 2015
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Strengthening capacity for advocacy in food systems of the poor
Publication, 08 December 2020
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Brazil: Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets - partnerships between large companies and social movements
… conflict? What are the chances that this policy will provide a sustainable source of income generation for groups that find themselves … generation processes? This publication forms part of the Regoverning Markets project. … Brazil: Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets - partnerships between large companies and social movements …
Publication, 01 March 2008