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You’re on the A-List to Join The B Team: Your invitation to the June 13 event is here
In October 2012, former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz and Sir Richard Branson launched The B Team “to shift the focus of business from just financial gains towards environmental and social gains as well. ... Plan A—where companies have been driven by the profit motive alone—is no longer acceptable." On Thursday, you’re invited to join them as they shape the agenda.
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Global Movement of the Vulnerable Class, and What it Means for Financial Inclusion
In 2010, the bottom 40 percent of the populations, in low and middle-income economies constituted a market of $3 trillion. By the end of the decade, the real spending power of this market will nearly double, to $5.8 trillion. A new report from the Center for Financial Inclusion, "Growing Income, Growing Inclusion,” charts an encouraging course.
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Building the Evidence Base for SGBs: ANDE hosts 5th Metrics from the Ground Up Conference
In 2009, ANDE hosted the first Metrics from the Ground Up conference in partnership with the Grassroots Business Fund. This event dedicated two days to the discussion of impact measurement, bringing together data wonks, evaluation specialists, technology gurus, and SGB sector practitioners - the whole ecosystem of people we needed to start building intelligence on the sector. Fast-forward four years, and ANDE is planning to host its fifth Metrics from the Ground Up conference on June 12-13.
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