Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis is expected to roll back some of the progress made against global poverty over the last two decades, with the greatest impact on individuals at the base of the economic pyramid. Inclusive businesses that expand access to goods,...

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Main Authors: Geaneotes, Alexis, Mignano, Kathleen
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/478361596183730968/Leveraging-Inclusive-Business-Models-to-Support-the-Base-of-the-Pyramid-during-COVID-19
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spelling okr-10986-343072021-05-25T10:54:39Z Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19 Geaneotes, Alexis Mignano, Kathleen BUSINESS MODEL GENDER EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS INCLUSIVE BUSINESS DIGITAL DIVIDE GENDER DIVIDE The COVID-19 crisis is expected to roll back some of the progress made against global poverty over the last two decades, with the greatest impact on individuals at the base of the economic pyramid. Inclusive businesses that expand access to goods, services, and livelihoods for these individuals are responding to the crisis by reorienting and adapting their inclusive business models and operations. This note highlights seven actions that companies are taking to address needs at the base of the pyramid. We present their actions here as examples of what other businesses could do in response to the needs of those at the base of the pyramid. 2020-08-10T15:54:04Z 2020-08-10T15:54:04Z 2020-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/478361596183730968/Leveraging-Inclusive-Business-Models-to-Support-the-Base-of-the-Pyramid-during-COVID-19 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34307 English EMCompass;No. 84 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic BUSINESS MODEL
GENDER
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
INCLUSIVE BUSINESS
DIGITAL DIVIDE
GENDER DIVIDE
spellingShingle BUSINESS MODEL
GENDER
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
INCLUSIVE BUSINESS
DIGITAL DIVIDE
GENDER DIVIDE
Geaneotes, Alexis
Mignano, Kathleen
Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
relation EMCompass;No. 84
description The COVID-19 crisis is expected to roll back some of the progress made against global poverty over the last two decades, with the greatest impact on individuals at the base of the economic pyramid. Inclusive businesses that expand access to goods, services, and livelihoods for these individuals are responding to the crisis by reorienting and adapting their inclusive business models and operations. This note highlights seven actions that companies are taking to address needs at the base of the pyramid. We present their actions here as examples of what other businesses could do in response to the needs of those at the base of the pyramid.
format Brief
author Geaneotes, Alexis
Mignano, Kathleen
author_facet Geaneotes, Alexis
Mignano, Kathleen
author_sort Geaneotes, Alexis
title Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
title_short Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
title_full Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
title_fullStr Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19
title_sort leveraging inclusive business models to support the base of the pyramid during covid-19
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/478361596183730968/Leveraging-Inclusive-Business-Models-to-Support-the-Base-of-the-Pyramid-during-COVID-19
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