The results provides valuable insights on the level of inclusiveness among the 223 companies involved in the study. The study gave respondents a set of questions on how and to what extent they included the poor in their core businesses. The highest level of inclusiveness was achieved by allowing the poor to become employees, followed by investing in less developed neighborhoods, and emphasizing the poor in companies’ business strategies. “The study highlights the needed synergy between the government and the private sector in creating an enabling environment for IB. IB offers opportunities to go beyond traditional business models to ensure both commercial success and social impacts,” he added.

Source: Manila Times November 27, 2017 17:03 UTC