The 2007 BOP Conference is September 9-11th, hosted by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan. Among the speakers: C.K. Prahalad (University of Michigan), Stuart Hart (Cornell), Luis Alberto Moreno (Inter-American Development Bank), Al Hammond (WRI), and Helene Gayle (CARE USA).
Debating BOP marketing. Is the case of Fair and Lovely Whitening Cream an example of “good” BOP enterprise, or one that “entrenches disempowerment?”
Empowering women in India is focus of the latest NextBillion article on successful (if offbeat) business models on the Indian subcontinent. More and more, businesses and microfinanciers are focusing on women as attractive partners and entrepreneurs.
Child well-being in rich countries. UNICEF’s latest Report Card 7 ranks the Netherlands 1st in child well-being in rich countries, while the United States and the United Kingdom rank last. This report improves significantly on previous reports, but UNICEF acknowledges the data still have significant gaps.
Orangutans may be virtually eliminated from their native habitats in Indonesia, if current trends continue. A new UNEP report says illegal logging, oil palm plantations and forest fires are to blame, and makes the case for domestic and international action to protect organgutans and other species at risk.
