Jasjit Singh

Professor of Strategy
In 2008, Leila Janah founded Sama (formerly Samasource) with the view that providing access to outsourced digital work was an effective way to lift low-income communities worldwide out of poverty.

Published 25 Mar 2022

Reference 6749

Topic Responsibility

Region Global

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After completing a post-graduate degree in International Affars, Aline Sara founded NaTakallam - a social enterprise relying on digital technology to connect refugees and displaced people with language learners looking for online classes in Arabic, Persian, French and Spanish.

Published 10 Dec 2020

Reference 6630

Topic Entrepreneurship

Industry Education Management

Region Global

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Jacqueline Novogratz quits a prestigious banking job to pursue a career in development but discovers that achieving real impact is harder than she had imagined, especially as grant-funded non-profits often lack the skills and accountability to be really effective.

Published 12 Nov 2019

Reference 6551

Topic Responsibility

Industry Financial Services

Region Global

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CEMEX is a leading global player in the cement industry. Seeing an opportunity to increase its social impact while growing its emerging market business by addressing the latent demand for housing solutions among the low-income population, it launched a unique business initiative.

Published 24 Sep 2018

Reference 6401

Topic Responsibility

Industry Facilities Services

Region South America

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Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.

Published 24 Sep 2018

Reference 6433

Topic Responsibility

Industry Financial Services

Region Global

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This case describes a policy maker who is reviewing evidence on the financial and social impact of giving low-income families access to high-quality preschools. In doing so, the case presents details of the oft-cited Perry Preschool study, which used a randomized experiment design for impact evaluation and cost-benefit analysis of one such programme.

Published 30 Oct 2017

Reference 6342

Topic Responsibility

Industry Program Development

Region North America

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After getting his MBA, Gib Bulloch pursues a conventional management consulting career with Accenture for seven years. Concerned that he is not contributing enough to society in his everyday work, he is given leave to work on a development project with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in Macedonia. The experience strengthens his resolve to transition to a career with social impact.

Published 30 Oct 2017

Reference 6345

Topic Responsibility

Industry Consulting

Region Europe

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This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.

Published 28 Aug 2017

Reference 6320

Topic Responsibility

Industry Venture Capital Private Equity Financial Services

Region Asia

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Having had a successful career in advertising, Trevor Field wanted to give back to society by establishing a social enterprise addressing the problem of access to clean drinking water among poor communities in South Africa. His solution involved an invention called the “PlayPump”, a merry-go-round that pumped water from deep under the ground every time that children spun the carrousel.

Published 21 Apr 2017

Reference 6299

Topic Responsibility

Industry Philanthropy Marketing and Advertising

Region Africa

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In the eight years since doing his MBA, John Wood has had a stellar career with Microsoft, where he is considered a rising star. But John feels a sense of purpose is missing from his corporate career.

Published 21 Apr 2017

Reference 6298

Topic Responsibility

Industry Education Management Higher Education Non-Profit Organization Management

Region Asia

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Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.

Published 24 Sep 2018

Reference 6433

Topic Responsibility

Industry Financial Services

Region Global

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This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.

Published 28 Aug 2017

Reference 6320

Topic Responsibility

Industry Venture Capital Private Equity Financial Services

Region Asia

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Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is a global initiative integrating Unilever’s commercial and sustainability-related agenda. In this context, Unilever is reviewing the progress so far of its new “Perfect Village” initiative in Vietnam, which seeks to build a financially viable rural business that also makes a positive social impact.

Published 23 Nov 2015

Reference 6184

Topic Responsibility

Industry Consumer Goods Health, Wellness and Fitness

Region Asia

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Sustainability Strategy, Inclusive Business, Innovation, Impact Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing