Caroline Ashley and Joe Shamash: Breaking Through at the BoP: Are Some Sectors Doing Better than Others? - Business Fights Poverty

Caroline Ashley and Joe Shamash: Breaking Through at the BoP: Are Some Sectors Doing Better than Others? - Business Fights Poverty: "By Caroline Ashley and Joe Shamash



 In which sectors is inclusive business flourishing? Which are showing strongest performance in terms of revenue or reach to the Base of the Pyramid? Why are Health and Energy initiatives reporting slow progress, yet demonstrating high reach? Is Financial Inclusion the easiest success story?


 It is early days to come up with any conclusive answers, but a review of Business Call to Action members reveals some interesting trends. For the report, Breaking Through: Inclusive Business and the Business Call to Action Today, we reviewed 94 initiatives which companies have committed to BCtA, and focused in on 49 initiatives that were involved in interviews and surveys. These initiatives can be grouped into seven different ‘impact sectors’ based on the type of benefits they aim to generate for people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP)."



Figure 1: Companies’ perception of progress, breakdown by sector





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