Caroline Ashley
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Caroline Ashley replied to member's discussion Launching the B Team: How can we catalyse a new way of doing business?
"It's good to see this launch.  It should create expectations and agenda which enable inclusive business and sustainable business to flourish. My question is how the team can balance the right level of ambition with realism?   The…"
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Surinder Hundal replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion Do you think we need to make a clear distinction between CSR and inclusive business, or in reality is it more of a continuum?
"Caroline, you have raised a very important question. Some interesting viewpoints also in the responses.   I totally agree with you it is about core business. I tend to look at the subject from the business insider’s lens. I spent a great…"
Jun 1
Sean Power replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion Do you think we need to make a clear distinction between CSR and inclusive business, or in reality is it more of a continuum?
"I like you idea about inclusive businesses beginning with people. Recently I've pondered what decisions would look like if the purpose of a corporation as a legal entity was tied to its mission statement rather than to maximize shareholder…"
May 29
Caroline Ashley replied to Cecilia Zevallos's discussion How can we best support entrepreneurship across the value chain?
"Thanks for these good questions.   Agora, a major supermarket chain in Bangladesh, faced a lot of similar questions and we can use their experience to help answer the first question.   Agora wanted to see its SME suppliers grow their…"
May 1
Daniel Lanes Pereira replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion Do you think we need to make a clear distinction between CSR and inclusive business, or in reality is it more of a continuum?
"Caroline, in my point of view, CSR and Inclusive Business are different in many ways, but, I´m not saying they don´t need to cooperate. One of the biggest problem starting a Inclusive Business is the difficult regarding low income…"
Apr 30
Sam Harvey replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion What can we learn from building commercial sanitation solutions in slums?
"Caroline, sorry for taking so long to get back to you – but I promised I would so here it is: The model does indeed rely on local entrepreneurs to drive it forward, however the Easy Latrine ‘producers’ referred to are in fact small…"
Apr 10
Andy Narracott replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion What can we learn from building commercial sanitation solutions in slums?
"Hi Caroline. Those are great questions! I'll leave you with some links to follow where you can read more about Clean Team. Clean Team website http://www.cleanteamtoilets.com/ where you can sign-up to receive regular updates Facebook page:…"
Mar 27
Sam Harvey replied to Caroline Ashley's discussion What can we learn from building commercial sanitation solutions in slums?
"Caroline you can find the independent World Bank WSP Assessment here for sharing on the practitioners hub. I will respond to the other questions shortly. Thanks, Sam"
Mar 27

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Job Title
Director
Organisation
Business Innovation Facility / Ashley Insight
Sector
I work for a business organisation, I work for a non government organisation
Website:
http://www.businessinnovationfacility.org
About my work:
In 1993 I was helping remote communities set up beautiful campsites. A decade later i was working with mainstream tourism businesses, helping them harness their own supply chains and their guests' spending power to deliver local economic gain. These days I facilitate inclusive business initiatives that range from farming services via mobile phones in India, lpg cooking cylinders in Nigeria, to peanut processing in Malawi. There are some common themes through all this. Harnessing the drive of business in ways that multiply social gain is one. What I and many others now call 'inclusive business'. Inclusive business is very firmly about profit - because the commercial drive is what gives the best hope of reaching scale that most donors or NGOs can only dream of. But inclusive business is also about doing business differently, finding ways that that multiply viable opportunities for low income people. Experience is plentiful, showing it's not rocket science but it does take a different mindset and different leadership.

Focusing on results is another running theme - while I've never yet been an evaluation junkie, I've ended up assessing value chains, conducting livelihood assessments, modelling economic and financial returns, developing M&E frameworks, writing impact assessment guidance sheets and manuals, and even co-authoring a book on how we can better understand impacts of tourism on poverty; because if we take our eye off results, delivery falters.
Other Topics on my radar:
Inclusive business - where next, what works and what doesn't?
Using procurement power and supply chains for stimulating local enterprise.
Assessing impacts of business - finding methods that are feasible for companies but answer substantive questions.

Caroline Ashley's Blog

Toilet teachings: 2 toilet ventures illustrate strategies for success in inclusive business



Photo: Sustainable Sanitation. Esther's Fresh Life Toilet. Sanergy Sanitation, Kenya.

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Making Choices

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New! Sharing approaches to results tracking in the Inclusive Business Impacts Network; BIF/IAP Practitioner Hub

 

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At 9:15 on May 5, 2008, Business Fights Poverty said…
Caroline - welcome to the network! And congratulations - you are member 400!
At 11:31 on January 25, 2010, rey garccia said…
Is waste recycling business/waste to energy in your list?

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