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The Body Shop and Community Trade: 22 years of trading fairly with smallholders

19/05/2009

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study provides an example of a retailer adapting procurement and production strategies to include capacity building for smallholders. It focuses on the example of ethanol production from sugar cane in Ecuador.

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Unilever: Building a black soy bean supply chain in Java, Indonesia

19/05/2009

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study provides an example of a company working with smallholder farmers through enterprise development to secure supplies of raw materials and to build its own brand, while benefiting farmers in terms of improved incomes and a guaranteed market for their produce.

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Developing Business Enterprises and Linkages with Small Farmers in Hambantota, Southern Sri Lanka

19/05/2009

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study illustrates how a Sri Lankan Agro-based company is growing its business and adapting its business model to develop a stronger and more reliable supply base through working with multiple stakeholders, including government, NGOs, and farmer groups, as well as with other businesses.

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Sodexo Madagascar: Creating linkages between local producers and the mining sector

19/05/2009

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This case study provides an example of a company building community supply chains by working with local partners.

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Research report

Mining conflicts in Peru: Condition critical

10/03/2009

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Extractives

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“Peru now faces a crisis. At stake is the long-term viability of the mining sector as it is today. The Peruvian government, the mining industry, international donors, and civil society must take immediate action to help the country break the current cycle of conflict and ensure that mining helps reduce poverty and contributes to Peru’s […]

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Research report

Metals, mining, and sustainable development in Central America

17/02/2009

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Extractives

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An assessment of benefits and costs for El Salvador’s communities that will be affected by mining. “If mining is to realize any of its promise, it must be done with the full sanction and support of local communities. The mining industry must respect local communities’ right to free, prior, and informed consent. Furthermore, it must […]

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Research report

Ghana’s Big Test

13/02/2009

1 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

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Oil’s challenge to democratic development

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Briefing paper

Blind Optimism: Challenging the myths about private health care in poor countries

01/02/2009

9 documents

55 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish

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Health systems

Overview

The realisation of the right to health for millions of people in poor countries depends upon a massive increase in health services to achieve universal and equitable access. A growing number of international donors are promoting an expansion of private-sector health-care delivery to fulfil this goal. The private sector can play a role in health […]

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Case study

Securing a Sustainable Supply Base: How plenty foods grew 30% on year and improved the earnings and livelihoods of the rural poor in Sri Lanka

01/01/2009

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Plenty Foods (Pvt) Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd which trades, processes, and markets a range of fast-moving agricultural products. Plenty Foods has an annual turnover of approximately US$1.8m, with 85 percent of its revenue coming from domestic sales and the remainder from exports to Asia and the Middle East. It […]

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Research report

Responsible Investment: A force for poverty alleviation

06/11/2008

3 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The unprecedented turmoil in the world’s financial markets has resulted in a significant loss of trust in the global financial system. Financial institutions and the market as a whole have been criticised for short-termism, for lacking transparency, and for not being properly accountable to regulators or to wider society. The credit crisis has also raised […]

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