When leaders from government, business, international organizations and NGOs met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 they spoke about how these players can come together to meet the challenges associated with an…

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BFP: What do you do?

GZ: I am a co-founder and CEO of LAB Open Innovation. The LAB is an independent organization based in Mexico launched in September 2012 with the aim to…

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BFP: What do you do? 

NV: I lead the sustainability program globally for The Bata Shoe…

The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL), launched this year, places great emphasis on the role of the private sector in delivering universal energy access. A key challenge is how to make energy supply chains more inclusive or enable low-income consumers to buy goods and services, such as efficient cook stoves, solar lamps or electricity, that are available in more developed markets. Achieving the ambitious goals of SE4ALL (which also focus on efficiency and promotion of…

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Private Sector Engagement Coordinator, CARE Bangladesh

Over the last ten years, as an integral part of CARE’s mission to eradicate poverty in Bangladesh, we have been engaging with the private sector more and more to identify and implement innovative solutions to the most pressing development challenges of our time. To our private sector partners, we contribute 55 year of grass roots level development experience; technical understanding on what works and what…

Photo: © Lendwithcare.org. Marcelline has now received two loans from lendwithcare, which are enabling her to develop her grocery business and in turn support her family.…

Grassroots Business Fund Closes $47 Million Fund for Impact Investing in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

December 4th, 2012 (Washington, DC) –The Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) announces today that is has successfully closed a $47,000,000 fund, with support from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the German Development Bank, the Netherlands Development…

Pearson is recruiting for an International Affairs Manager, to be based in either New York or London.

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Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and…

BFP: What do you do?

JT: I am a Private Sector Policy Advisor with Oxfam GB. This means I am…

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Flower farm. Kenya. Photo: © Curt Carnemark / World Bank

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BFP: What do you do?

FC: I am the Founder and Director of the Centre for Partnerships…