A year and a half before the 2008 financial crisis shook the foundations of the global economy, one major shareholder of a large multinational company asked his CEO a question that would have struck his…
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The Economics of Mutuality is part of the Mars, Incorporated contribution to the G7’s Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition announced on Thursday 22nd August 2019. The creation of a first-of-its kind Business for Inclusive…
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Maximisation of shareholder profit as the primary goal of business no longer makes sense in the light of today’s global challenges. Companies are searching for a new approach that will deliver success in both the short- and…
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007fenqi was created to provide microloans to Chinese college students and educate them on the importance of financial responsibility (Leong, Tan, Xiao, Tan, & Sun, 2017). While FinTech (financial services using disruptive…
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Dogshare is a free platform in Australia enabling dog sharing (connecting dog owners with dog “borrowers” who are not owners) to alleviate common concerns in the dog-owning community. Pain points are primarily dog-owners’…
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After Harvard Business School, Nadiem Makarim returned to Jakarta to set up Go-jek to help Indonesians get around Jakarta’s busy streets using a mobile phone. Go-jek has since expanded its on-demand offering to include…
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iGrow is an online crowdfunding of farming marketplace directly connecting urban entrepreneurs (investors) with farmers, landowners and crop buyers. It cuts out the middlemen, strengthens social and human capital and…
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Taobao Village is a story of subsistence farming villagers getting help to become suppliers on the Taobao platform. Taobao is a Chinese e-shopping website that is a subsidiary of Alibaba. Since it launched its consumer-to…
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In 2013, in collaboration with Wrigley East Africa, Catalyst launched the Maua business pilot to provide a new route to market for Wrigley products. The pilot aimed to engage consumers…
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Mahindra is an Indian multinational company founded in 1945 that has expanded from steel manufacturing to 20 different industries, including automobile manufacturing. Its stated philosophy is to (i) challenge conventional…
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Milk Mantra entered Tripartite Agreements with banks and financial providers to help farmers secure affordable loans, microfinancing and insurance to build their animal husbandry and financial management capacity…
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The AgTech startup AgUnity Ltd., established in 2017, is an Australian blockchain-based, for-profit commercial operations arm of the AgriLedger Hong Kong Charitable Trust. AgriLedger is the philanthropic organisation linked…
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Founded in 1998 and designed as a social enterprise with an integrated social mission, Divine Chocolate is a U.K.-based Fairtrade confectionary company that also operates in the U.S. With offices in London and Washington…
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Established in 1978, Esquel is a global textile and apparel company head-quartered in Hong Kong. It is vertically integrated, spanning from cotton farms, ginning, spinning of yarns, weaving and knitting of fabrics, to garment…
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Founded in 2005, JD.com is China’s largest retailer by revenue ($55.7 billion in 2017), with 292.5 million active e-commerce customers. JD’s unrivalled nationwide fulfilment network allows it to provide same- or next-day delivery…
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Kate Spade New York was founded in 1993, debuting with just six handbag silhouettes, which combined sleek, utilitarian shapes and colourful palettes in an entirely new way. Kate Spade has grown into a global lifestyle…
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Founded in 1959, Mondragon is a federation of industrial co-operative associations with over 260 companies and subsidiaries. Although it remains closely tied to its place of origin, Spain’s Basque Region, Mondragon now has…
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This series of case studies explores how mutual approaches to business can help companies and their partners tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. The businesses featured in this series share a commitment…
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Established in 1863, Solvay is a global chemical company. Headquartered in Belgium, it employs approximately 25,000 people and operates in 61 countries. Global in scale, Solvay took in €10.1 billion in revenue in 2017…
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Established in 1973, Timberland is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of outdoor premium footwear, apparel and accessories. The company is known worldwide for its quality products as well as its…
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