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Asia, Books, India

Cleaning up the Asian Brick Industry By Urs Heierli

Brick By Brick - The Herculean Task of Transforming a Huge Rural Industry in Asia by Urs Heierli … Read more about Cleaning up the Asian Brick Industry By Urs Heierli

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

Articles, Asia, India

Asian bricks and climate change

Asian bricks and CO2 emissions To produce these 1,000 billion bricks, the Asian brick industry … Read more about Asian bricks and climate change

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

Articles, Asia, India

Asian Building Volume: 100’000 Empire State Buildings

The Asian brick industry is a huge economic sector Brick production is a very large and very … Read more about Asian Building Volume: 100’000 Empire State Buildings

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

Articles, Asia, India

Brick industry and social improvements

How to achieve social improvements Although the main motivation for initiating an intervention in … Read more about Brick industry and social improvements

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

Asia, India, Master Theses

Delivering Safe Water to the BOP in India – The art of not losing money By Markus Wellstein

Despite the fact that many firms have failed to successfully conduct business in Bottom of the … Read more about Delivering Safe Water to the BOP in India – The art of not losing money By Markus Wellstein

Topics: BOP Marketing, Safe Water, Social Enterprise

Articles, Asia, India

Energy saving potential like in airline industry

Saving potential as if airline industry switches to Boeing 787 Dreamliner Producing and … Read more about Energy saving potential like in airline industry

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

Africa, Books, India

Globalisation with a human face: the organic cotton value chain by Urs Heierli

Where farmer and fashion designer meet – Globalisation with a human face in an organic cotton value … Read more about Globalisation with a human face: the organic cotton value chain by Urs Heierli

Topics: Agriculture, Value Chain

India, Master Theses

Marketing Safe Water to the Base of the Pyramid in Rural India By Amanda Ammann

A Case Study on Social Marketing, Awarness Cretion for Safe Water and Behabiour Change in India By … Read more about Marketing Safe Water to the Base of the Pyramid in Rural India By Amanda Ammann

Topics: BOP Marketing, Safe Water, Social Marketing

India, Master Theses

India: Marketing Solar Lights to the Base of the Pyramid By Thomas Tenchio

A Case Study on India: The Challenge of Rural Distribution and Affordability by Thomas … Read more about India: Marketing Solar Lights to the Base of the Pyramid By Thomas Tenchio

Topics: BOP Marketing, Energy, Social Enterprise

India, Master Theses

Safe Water Delivery in India: Is Micro Franchising the solution? By Katherine Eve Platzer

Micro franchising for the last mile delivery to the base of the pyramid in India: The case of … Read more about Safe Water Delivery in India: Is Micro Franchising the solution? By Katherine Eve Platzer

Topics: BOP Marketing, Safe Water, Social Enterprise

Articles, India

Overcoming Poverty in Tippehalli

Drip irrigation and pomegranates in Tippehalli (India) The village of Tippehalli in the State of … Read more about Overcoming Poverty in Tippehalli

Topics: Micro Irrigation, Value Chain

India, Master Theses

Market penetration for safe drinking water in Rural India by Viola Zoller

Market penetration of safe water at the base of the pyramid (BoP) in India by Viola … Read more about Market penetration for safe drinking water in Rural India by Viola Zoller

Topics: BOP Marketing, Safe Water, Social Marketing

Asia, India, Videos

Sanitary mart by Ram Krishna mission, West Bengal, India

Sanitary Marts are small production units run by women. These Sanitary Marts are not run by a … Read more about Sanitary mart by Ram Krishna mission, West Bengal, India

Topics: Sanitation

Asia, India, Videos

Sanitation in schools – West Bengal

Schools play a key role. Headmasters and teachers are spreading the message. Many slogans have been … Read more about Sanitation in schools – West Bengal

Topics: Sanitation

India, Master Theses

Spirulina Candies: A Business Approach to Combat Malnutrition By Selina Haeny

Marketing Lessons from the Base of the Pyramid by Selina Haeny Abstract It is a silent, insidious … Read more about Spirulina Candies: A Business Approach to Combat Malnutrition By Selina Haeny

Topics: BOP Marketing, Malnutrition, Social Marketing

Books, India

Sustainable Approaches to Combat Malnutrition By Urs Heierli and Denis von der Weid

Small Scale Production and Marketing of Spirulina by Urs Heierli with support and contribution from … Read more about Sustainable Approaches to Combat Malnutrition By Urs Heierli and Denis von der Weid

Topics: BOP Marketing, Malnutrition, Social Marketing

India, Master Theses

Sustainable Business Approaches to Combat Malnutrition By Tobias Stahel

A Comarative Study of Danone-Grameen Bank's popular yoghurt in Bangladesh with Antenna Foundation's … Read more about Sustainable Business Approaches to Combat Malnutrition By Tobias Stahel

Topics: BOP Marketing, Malnutrition, Social Marketing

Articles, Asia, India

The most energy efficient brick kiln

Energy efficiency of different kilns The energy consumption varies significantly between different … Read more about The most energy efficient brick kiln

Topics: Building Materials, Industry Transformation

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