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Promoting financial inclusion through tailored and optimal microfinancing solutions and digital services for low-income individuals, small and micro enterprises, women and youth in Jordan.

A model of women's economic empowerment in the private sector that is now working in alliance with rural communities to boost climate-resilient farming practices in Colombia.

GE Sustainable Health Solutions (SHS) designs healthcare technologies for low resource markets in Asia and Africa to create robust yet affordable...

Pronaca is one of Ecuador’s largest meat producers and the country’s leading buyer of hard yellow corn, which it uses to feed livestock.

Cemex Patrimonio Hoy aims to understand the impact of improved housing materials and construction on home security and functionality, home businesses...

Nuru Energy is a social enterprise that provides clean energy and lighting via a “Shared Energy Access” model to rural Rwandans living in poverty who...

To guide decision-making by its regional managers, better understand their customers’ needs and behaviors, and assess issues related to EWINDO...

Shruti aims to provide quality otology care to underserved populations and address barriers of access and awareness by leveraging technology and...

The company engaged BIMS to better capture the baseline state of hygiene awareness and practices amongst health providers, then track changes amongst...

ONergy Solar was established in 2009 with a deep commitment to a sustainable and equitable India. While the company has consistently measured the...

The L’OCCITANE Group strives to improve the lives of women farmers and their families through its collaboration with their unions and its...

Akashganga wants to ensure that its technology is user friendly and that even those without a formal education can use it to their benefit, across...

Centurion is seeking to quantify the programme’s value and communicate the amount and types of training required to achieve the desired results.

Noha is collecting social-impact data to understand farmers’ financial situations, living standards, current farming practices and supply-chain issues.

In January 2013, the Swedish home furnishing retailer, IKEA, joined BCtA with a commitment to procure and use only cotton coming from more...

MicroEnsure brings affordable micro insurance to low-income mobile phone users in Africa and Asia by partnering with insurance companies and mobile...

Honey Care Africa joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) in 2010 with a pledge to establish 100,000 modern beehives in rural Kenya by 2017 and enable...

Envirofit International joined Business Call to Action in 2013, pledging to sell 150,000 clean cookstoves to low-income consumers in Kenya...

Aravind Eye Care System joined the Business Call to Action in 2012 with the pledge to train 650 rural women annually in eye care procedures using its...

In August 2011, Indian carpet manufacturer Jaipur Rugs joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a pledge to empower women by providing...

In an effort to raise awareness about Human papillomavirus (HPV) among factory workers in Vietnam, iCare Benefits collaborated with factories...

Drishtee, a social enterprise in India, aims at empowering rural communities through multiple businesses such as supply-chain and distribution...

Por ti, Familia has committed to address this gap by providing up to 270,000 of Peru’s urban poor with access to affordable, high-quality health...

In 2008, The Coca-Cola Company pledged to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by leveraging its core business...

In early 2010, Anglo American joined the BCtA with its commitment to tackle poverty, empower underprivileged individuals, and promote economic growth...

SABMiller, through its BCtA initiative, is working to develop and improve local supply chains for barley, a key ingredient for the company’s products...

In 2010, LifeSpring Hospitals responded to the BCtA with its commitment to expand access to affordable, high-quality maternal and child health care...

Standard Chartered’s BCtA initiative leverages its deep knowledge of enterprise development to help small businesses unlock their full growth...

This BCtA case study takes an in-depth look at the Cadbury/Kraft Cocoa Partnership’s investment in sustainable cocoa farming in Africa, Southeast...

The majority of Uganda’s 32 million citizens lack access to the financial sector, including banking services. MAP International, through its BCtA...

Vodafone, through its BCtA initiative, is working to increase access to financial services, drive small-scale enterprise, and stimulate economic...

In 2010, Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), India’s largest manufacturer of paper, joined the BCtA with its commitment to integrate low-income,...

Sproxil joined the BCtA with a commitment to mobilize US$4 million to expand its efforts to empower patients and consumers in the fight against...

Tata Consultancy Services joined the BCtA with a commitment to expand its platform offering personalized agricultural advisory services to farmers in...

Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI has committed to development of an eco-friendly natural dyeing plant in Cambodia, as part as its...

In April 2013, Hapinoy joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to create an innovative and inclusive distribution network of...

Zoona, a low-cost mobile payments system provider in Zambia, joined the Business Call to Action in 2012 with the goal of enabling financial inclusion...

SolarNow’s commitment is to scale up access to these solar systems for more than 1.1. million people by 2015. Over its lifespan, the solar power...

Their success in rallying coalitions of partners and mobilising resources to lift people out of extreme poverty, to broaden access to education and...

For the health sector, mobile money technology offers a wide array of benefits ranging from improved efficiency and financial accountability for...

Service-based company PUPA, of Brazil, committed in 2013 to the Business Call to Action to provide early childhood educational programmes to...

Kenya’s National Constitution of 2010 defines youth as “all individuals in the republic who have attained the age of 18 years but have not attained...

In September 2013, the Japanese food giant Ajinomoto Co., joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to employ its expertise in food...

In January 2013, the Swedish home-furnishing retailer, IKEA joined the Business Call to Action with its commitment to procure and use by...

In August 2012, one of Japan’s leading general trading companies, ITOCHU Corporation, and the sustainable lifestyle company kurkku ...

In August 2011, the U.S.-based, award-winning socially-conscious technology company Dimagi joined the Business Call to Action with a...

In January 2014, Patrimonio Hoy, a subsidiary of the multinational Mexican cement manufacturer CEMEX, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with...

In January 2014, CEMEX joined the Business Call to Action with its Assisted Self-Construction Integrated Program (Programa Integral de...

In 2012, Waste Capital Partners joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to employ 10,000 formerly independent waste pickers as...

In 2013 TTNET, Turkey’s leading Internet service provider (ISP), joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to increase access to the...

In November 2011, the US-based food company SAMBAZON (Sustainable Management of the Brazilian Amazon) joined the Business Call to Action with a...

In December 2013, Taze Kuru Gida Inc joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to source from 100 smallholder farmers in Turkey in order...

Phillips Healthcare Services Ltd (PHSL) joined the Business Call to Action in 2014 with a commitment to provide micronutrient powder (MNP) to...

Itaú Unibanco joined the Business Call to Action in 2012 with the Itaú Microcrédito initiative, offering microfinancing and increasing the financial...

In October 2012, Unicharm Corporation, a leading personal care product manufacturer headquartered in Japan joined the Business Call to Action with a...

In September 2013, Santander Microcrédito joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to serve 124,799 low-income consumers with...

In 2013, ClickMedix joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to train more than 1,000 community health workers in the use of mobile...

Barefoot Power, a member of the Business Call to Action since 2012, provides affordable, safe and clean energy through independent solar power kits...

This case study describes healthcare provider Access Afya’s experience with social impact measurement1 through BCtA Impact Measurement Services (BIMS...

This case study describes the experiences of inclusive homebuilder ¡Échale! A Tu Casa with social impact measurement1 through BCtA Impact Measurement...

This case study describes Empower Pragati Vocational & Staffing Private Limited’s experience with social impact measurement1 through BCtA Impact...

This case study describes Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited’s (Mahindra) experience with social impact measurement1 through BCtA Impact...