Across the world, companies are scaling up efforts to minimize their environmental impact to meet their corporate goals and government regulations. In Brazil, the Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Higiene Pessoal, Perfumaria, e Cosméticos (ABIHPEC) is the industry association for the...

Danone is a leading multinational food and beverage company. As part of its goal to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, Danone supports informal waste pickers who are crucial to waste management and recycling systems in many emerging economies. This case study focuses on Danone's...

How developing countries meet their rising building needs will be pivotal to the world's climate future. The good news is that the projected emissions growth in construction value chains can be reduced significantly with the application of existing technologies, new financing instruments, and...

Hogaru is a digital platform that offers Colombian households and small businesses cleaning services. Its workers have formal, permanent contracts and access to vital benefits. This contrasts with the informal employment and limited workplace protections that are the norm for both the cleaning...

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a rapid rise in e-commerce and delivery services, creating labor supply challenges in many markets. Digital logistics platform Shadowfax offers fast 'hyperlocal’ delivery of food, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce products by linking self-employed drivers with...

The availability of trade finance has become an increasingly important issue in the past few years. As international banks have become less willing to provide trade finance guarantees, particularly in developing countries, this has reduced the capacity of local banks to provide credit to...