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Putting Numbers on Multinationals’ Impact is Even Harder Than it Looks
Multinational companies like to describe their presence as a boon to developing countries. In a remarkable joint study, Oxfam International and Unilever Indonesia found such claims are valid—sometimes. The British antipoverty NGO and the Anglo-Dutch consumer products company were looking for new ways to help the world’s poor—and new ways to talk about the things they were already doing. Was Unilever’s Indonesia operation improving the lives of Indonesia’s poor and wider economy? If so, how much?
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BoP Health Care Gets a $10 Million Boost: What Duke’s new SEAD program could mean for you
Few universities are as active in BoP health care and social entrepreneurship as Duke. Now, thanks to a $10 million award from USAID, the university is poised to dramatically expand its impact in both fields. Duke will use the funds to launch the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), a development lab that will identify and support solutions to global health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
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