Climate Change

Financial Inclusion

Civil Society-Business Collaboration

Women empowerment

Public-Private Partnerships

Micro-franchising

Fair Trade

Mobile Banking

Environmental Impact

Health Care

Education

Utilities

ICT

Water

Waste Management

Micro-credit

Solar Power

Housing and Construction

Brazil

In Brazil, GIM partner Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) is working to set up a national center of excellence on inclusive markets. FDC has already authored 3 GIM case studies on Natura, Sadia and Votorantim Celulose e Papel, as well as organized the launch and Portuguese translation of the “Creating Value for All” Report.

South Africa

Turkey

India

Morocco

Colombia

Kenya

Egypt

Vietnam

Iran

Bangladesh

Sudan

Indonesia

Trinidad and Tobago

India Optical Case Study Wins GIM Inclusive Business Model Special Category in EFMD Annual Case Writing Competition

The GIM Initiative is sponsoring a new category on inclusive business models in the framework of the case writing competition organized each year by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a GIM Advisory Board member. The two judges for this category were Mr. Mike Valente, Assistant Professor in Strategy and Business Sustainability from the [...]

Welcome!

Welcome to the revamped Growing Inclusive Markets (GIM) Initiative knowledge platform that we hope will inspire both people and business to action. The new features include a searchable database of case studies and inclusive business models, sector-specific pages, and a calendar of GIM and partners’ events. We will also be using this blog feature to update [...]

The Poverty and Environment Nexus: A Business Opportunity?

Prepared by UNEP/GRID-Arendal and UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), this issue of the Environment & Poverty Times was released on 9 September 2009 at the UNIDO International Conference on Green Industry in Asia held in Manila, Philippines. The following article ( on pages 12 and 13) was written by GIM team members: [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in South Korea

Overview The Creating Value for All report was launched in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on September 8, 2008, at the COEX Conference Center, in the framework of a symposium on “UN Global Compact and the Millennium Development Goals” hosted by the UN Global Compact Korea Network and UNDP Republic of Korea, and sponsored by the [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Indonesia

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was organized in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 11, 2008, in collaboration with the United Nations and Indonesia Global Compact Network, a consortium of 127 Indonesian firms. Hundreds of business leaders and many key government officials were among the invitees to the launching event, including Coordinating Minister for [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in India

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was organized in New Delhi, on July 29, 2008.  Sahba Sobhani (UNDP) and Professor Kasturi Rangan (Harvard Business School) presented the report to a large audience. Documentation Presentation by Professor Kash Rangan, Harvard Business School [PDF] Press Coverage The Economic Times, “Potential of the Poor to [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Morocco

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was organized in Rabat, Morocco, on July 3, 2008. Participants included: Mr. Romesh Muttukumaru, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director, Partnerships Bureau, UNDP Mr. Mar Dieye, Deputy Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP Mrs. Rajaa Ghanam, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, MAEC Mr. Francois Lagier, Director, French [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Egypt

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All Report was organized in Cairo, Egypt, on December 4, 2008, The local launch, co-organized by the Ministry of Investment and the UNDP Egypt Country Office, featured a presentation on the Report by Mr. Casper Sonesson, Officer-in-Charge, Private Sector Division in UNDP Headquarters. Chairman of the General Authority [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Zambia

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was organized in Lusaka, Zambia, on July 4, 2008. The report was launched jointly by the UN Country Team in Zambia and national representatives from the business community. On behalf of the United Nations system, the International Labour Organization led the discussion by highlighting the main tenets of [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Mauritius

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was organized on July 10, 2008, jointly by UNDP and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Rama Sithanen, in presence of a hundred of national representatives from poverty alleviation NGOs, major private companies, public bodies engaged in the fight [...]

Launch of the Creating Value for All Report in Ghana

Overview The launch of the Creating Value for All report was held in Ghana on October 16, 2008, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. The event chaired by the Director-General of the Private Enterprise Foundation, Dr. Osei Boeh-Ocansey, was attended by representatives of the private sector, government, CSO, development partners and practitioners, and the press, [...]

Colombia Hosts GIM First Regional Meeting

A GIM seminar was organized by UNDP on March 4, 2010, in Bogota, Colombia, with the double objective to promote the implementation of inclusive markets initiatives in Latin America & the Caribbean, both at the regional and national levels, through capacity building in the identification, design and implementation of inclusive markets projects; and establish a regional network of [...]