Following our 'Measuring Impact, for Impact' event with Business Fights Poverty, WBCSD and Standard Chartered Bank, the question of how to track social impacts in a way that provides essential data has been at the top of our minds.



So we’ve pulled together a list of all our…

We recently held Knowledge Sharing and IAP Information sessions in Lusaka on the 25^th and Chipata in the Eastern Province of Zambia on the 27^th April.  The events were jointly hosted between the Business Innovation Facility (BIF) and Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) with their primary purpose being marketing/outreach for the upcoming 5^th cycle deadline for IAP grants in the 30^th of April 2013.  We are however also taking every opportunity in these…

The Moroccan launch of IAP will take place in Casablanca on 13 November 2012, at 8.30 at the CGEM office, 23 Bd Mohammed Abdou, Palmier.



At this launch event you will learn more about the IAP programme, how to apply and selection criteria. Participants will also hear a presentation by the IAP grantee Agro-Food Industrie, based in Morocco. The Innovations Against Poverty launch is arranged together with Confédération Générale…

I was very lucky to be at the One Young World conference, recently held in Pittsburgh. One of the highlights for me was to hear from Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of micro-finance. His humbling message wasn’t what I…

We have recently announced the winner of our 2012 Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value at our annual Global Creating Shared Value Forum in New Delhi, India. At the same time we have launched the call for nominations for the 2014 Prize. Nominations are open until 31^st March 2013.…

Nestlé, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), is co-hosting the 4th edition of the Creating Shared Value Forum on Monday 5 November in New Delhi, India.

This will take place at 9:30 AM – 18:00 PM IST / 04:00 AM – 12:30 PM GMT.…

Innovations Against Poverty is organising its very first conference on Monday 26 November, 2012 and for entrepreneurs, incubators and business pracitioners to meet, share and learn. There will be a morning seesion for IAP portfolio companis and any other social business operating on…

Exploring inclusive business models, base of the pyramid opportunities and addressing the UN Millennium Development Goals

Emerging markets represent almost 70 percent of economic growth in the coming years and will increasingly become a key driver for both poverty alleviation and value creation for business.  If your business operates in low income markets, through your core business, customers, supply chains or projects, you can positively impact global challenges, both through core…

Agora, established in 2001 with an ultimate aspiration to be the Wal-Mart of the East, is an expanding chain of retail outlets in Bangladesh, run by Rahimafrooz Superstores Ltd.…

I was hired by Challenges Consulting on behalf of the Business Innovation Facility (BIF) to conduct a survey of the financial landscape for access to finance for Inclusive Businesses (IBs) in Bangladesh. 

At the end of my two week field trip, I was given the opportunity to present my initial findings at the ISCEA Agribusiness Supply Chain Conference,…

“I am excited about inclusive business and will definitely spread this gospel”

That is my most inspiring comment from the 25 feedback forms given by participants of the BIF Nigeria workshop on “Social Impact Measurement as a Tool for…

2012 Event Series: Understanding and enhancing business impact on development

As part of Business Fights Poverty's 2012 event series, this event - jointly hosted by BIF, Business Fights Poverty, AngloAmerican and Business Action for Africa - will examine how businesses are integrating assessment of their development results into their planning, key performance indicators, decision making and reporting, in ways that enable greater alignment between…

Find out more about IAP and BIF entrepreneurs on stage at the international, high-level conference Stockholm+40 here.