Leveraging Inclusive Business Models to Support the Base of the Pyramid during COVID-19

Geaneotes, Alexis ; Mignano, Kathleen

International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC

关键词: BUSINESS MODEL;    GENDER;    EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES;    CORONAVIRUS;    COVID-19;   

RP-ID  :  151334

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 crisis is expected to rollback some of the progress made against global poverty overthe last two decades, with the greatest impact onindividuals at the base of the economic pyramid. Inclusivebusinesses that expand access to goods, services, andlivelihoods for these individuals are responding to thecrisis by reorienting and adapting their inclusive businessmodels and operations. This note highlights seven actionsthat companies are taking to address needs at the base ofthe pyramid. We present their actions here as examples ofwhat other businesses could do in response to the needs ofthose at the base of the pyramid.