As my spell as 'Member of the week' comes to and end (thanks for the honour/exposure) I thought I'd submit an 'exit blog post'.

This video clip explains the business model on which we are basing the ColaLife pilot. This is still subject to refinement but this is where we stand at the moment. I'd be very interested in any comments.

Jane and I are off to the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on…

We now invite submissions for the Awards from companies based in Africa, including corporate headquarters or branch offices of international companies. Submissions for multiple awards are permitted.

Simply click on the categories you are interested in below for more details and to download the respective application form. This year’s entry categories are:

African Business of the Year…

Over the past few months, the Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) team have been working extremely hard and are now please to see the results of their labour; the launch of a global platform for sustainable fashion.

The SOURCE is a groundbreaking international platform for…

Huffington Post - Marc Van Ameringen, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-van-ameringen/world-food-security-_b_853222.html

If you ever spend an afternoon watching the news on television, it's filled with experts predicting what security risks the global community might face next. And for…

Around 100 leaders from business, international organizations and governments will convene in Cape Town on 5 May to identify solutions that remove barriers to financing inclusive business models, with a particular focus on how to finance small and medium enterprises, small producers and rural distributors operating…

Blog written for Business Fights Poverty by Aneel Karnani, author of the new book, "Fighting Poverty Together: Rethinking Strategies for Business, Governments, and Civil Society to Reduce Poverty".  Signed copy for the best blog comment!…

BFP: What do you do?

SB: I am the Founder and a Director of ColaLife. ColaLife is working in developing countries to bring Coca-Cola, its bottlers and others together to open up…

Part-time vacancy – Inclusive Business: Knowledge and Communications Administrator

The Business Innovation Facility helps the development and uptake of inclusive business models by companies in developing countries. The term inclusive business refers to profitable core business activity that also expands opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged.

The Facility works in two…

Shared Value, Shared Responsibility: A new approach to managing contracting chains in the oil and gas sector

by Emma Wilson (IIED) and Judy Kuszewski (independent)

One year on from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has released a report that explores how the growing risks associated with the oil and gas industry can be reduced with more effective management of the…

I’m a self-confessed value chain fundi.   Tracking what happens up and down a company’s value chain, where and how poor people engage, can be massively revealing.  So I welcome the new report, ‘Exploring the Links between International Business and Poverty Reduction; The Coca-Cola/SAB Miller value chain impacts in Zambia and El Salvador.’

It's not earth shattering, but that is precisely why…

In itsannual report submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 13/4, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, argues that agriculture should be fundamentally redirected towards modes of production that are highly productive, highly sustainable and socially just.



Drawing on an extensive review of…

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