Rural Livelihoods case study

WBCSD’s Rural Livelihoods Initiative brings together companies interested in rural development to discuss the potential for business-to-business collaboration.

PepsiCo and the Challenge of the Eco–Challenge

In 2009, PepsiCo LAB and the Young Americas Business Trust launched an annual competition whose goal is to engage youth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by helping them create innovative business plans that address environmental sustainability challenges.

The ITC Hospitality Management Institute

For ITC, hiring skilled hospitality managers is key to meet the growing demand in domestic and international tourism in India. To address the gap in the market for competent managers, ITC launched its own management institute. Key figure: 60 managers graduating every year

Meeting the skills gap

ITC’s agribusiness operations in India are based mostly in poor rural areas, where a high proportion of the youth population lacks skills and are mostly engage in the informal sector.

Meeting the skills gap

SABMiller sells its products across Latin America through a value chain of very small retailers called tenderosfrom low-income communities, holding local grocery stores.

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