business and the sustainable development goals
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Quiz: how much do you know about the sustainable development goals?Business has been accused of ignoring the UN’s sustainable development goals, despite its key role in achieving them. Test your knowledge of the SDGs. -
Illegal logging in Malawi: can clean cooking stoves save its forests?Efficient cooking stoves could prove a more effective way to protect forests and stem illegal logging than the army
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Childcare companies using profits to subsidise fees in low-income areasNursery providers in Nairobi are helping to train childminders, while in Bogotá and São Paulo they are using wealthier communities to subsidise fees -
'A company of my own': the rise of Myanmar's tech pioneersA new generation of startups are tackling some of the country’s toughest problems, from heavy traffic to high maternal mortality rates
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Fingerprint payments prompt privacy fears in IndiaAfter India’s banknote ban, private companies are using the country’s biometric database to bring financial services to millions
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How do base of the pyramid businesses scale up? - live chatJoin the experts for a live chat on Wednesday 5 November at 3pm GMT/10am EST to discuss how BoP businesses overcome barriers to scaling up
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Traditional business approaches to aid and charity are being abandoned
From South Africa to Australia, experts explain how relationships between corporations and charitable organisations are taking on new forms
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10 lessons for doing business with base of the pyramid markets
In a recent online discussion experts shared their views on how businesses could best serve the lowest income populations - from business model adaption to the risk of exploitation
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Elon Musk, meet Port Augusta: four renewable energy projects ready to goPumped hydro, big battery, solar thermal and solar PV and storage projects are already planned for South Australia’s power network
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