NEPRA Resource Management Private Limited (NEPRA) is a large Indian waste management and recycling company. This case study focuses on NEPRA’s initiatives to support waste pickers in its supply chain...
High costs and logistical challenges are just two of the barriers that hamper small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and microentrepreneurs from fully participating in the growing e-commerce sector. However...
Companies can face greater pressure to manage labor supply when operating in remote locations. In the Solomon Islands, tuna processing company, SolTuna, used inclusive employment practices to solve high...
Global apparel supply chains are often associated with poor working conditions. However, Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.), one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies, recognizes that worker wellbeing...
The migration of young people from rural areas to urban centers poses a challenge to many companies with operations in remote locations. The Village Nut Company, a macadamia nut processing business in...
Corporate priorities, government policies, and public demand are driving companies across the world to improve their environmental and social footprint. In South Africa, the Petco Producer Responsibility...
Danone is a leading multinational food and beverage company. As part of its goal to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, Danone supports informal waste pickers who are crucial to waste management...
MAS Holdings (MAS) is a global apparel manufacturing company headquartered in Sri Lanka. Established in 1987, it now has 52 manufacturing facilities across 17 countries, with its biggest markets in the...
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a rapid rise in e-commerce and delivery services, creating labor supply challenges in many markets. Digital logistics platform Shadowfax offers fast ‘hyperlocal’ delivery...
Across the world, companies are scaling up efforts to minimize their environmental impact to meet their corporate goals and government regulations. In Brazil, the Associação Brasileira da Indústria de...
Paradise Ingredients is a leading banana puree processor based in Costa Rica. It sources 90 percent of its organic banana supply from indigenous Bribri smallholder farmers in a remote region of the country...
Hogaru is a digital platform that offers Colombian households and small businesses cleaning services. Its workers have formal, permanent contracts and access to vital benefits. This contrasts with the...
OXXO is Mexico’s leading convenience store chain and a subsidiary of the multinational beverage and retail company Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA). Like many companies worldwide, OXXO...
In its quarter century history, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, or UPC) has shown that when institutions of higher education follow a path of continuous...
In its quarter century history, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, or UPC) has shown that when institutions of higher education follow a path of continuous...
The largest private hospital in Ecuador, Hospital Metropolitano in Quito, also has one of the strongest reputations for quality of care. The company’s culture and day-to-day practices have been shaped...
There’s something special about companies that last 100 years. Comparatively few large companies do, and very few of those were founded in emerging economies. But last year, Grupo Roemmers, based in Buenos...
In the pharmaceutical industry around the world, a noteworthy kind of company is stepping onto the global stage. These are energetic, innovative family businesses launched in emerging economies. They often...
There’s something special about companies that last 100 years. Comparatively few large companies do, and very few of those were founded in emerging economies. But last year, Grupo Roemmers, based in Buenos...
The largest private hospital in Ecuador, Hospital Metropolitano in Quito, also has one of the strongest reputations for quality of care. The company’s culture and day-to-day practices have been shaped...