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This article discusses different ways of how to present/pitch your business depending on the audience you want to reach.
BARRY, T. (20117): Business Pitch, Elevator Pitch, and the LivePlan Pitch: What’s the Difference?. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]In this seventh episode of IRC's podcast series WASH Talk, hosts Andy Narracott and Patrick Moriarty ask Sophie Trémolet of the World Bank how blended finance can close the financial gap needed to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. The gap is an estimated USD 114 billion per year for construction and 1.5 times that amount for maintenance. In the podcast she explains to a non-economist audience what the challenges and opportunities are when using blended finance.
TRÉMOLET, S. (2017): Blended Finance – WASH Talk (video). The Hague: IRC URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018]The objective of this study is to analyze various definitions and forms under which social enterprises operate in five countries and the implications for public policies. The study is based on literature review and a number of interviews clustered around Italy, Malaysia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and United States, where social enterprise has attracted government`s interest. The study analyzes how the government operationalised its engagements with social enterprises.
TRIPONEL, A. AGAPITOVA, N. Legal Framework for Social Enterprise : Lessons from a Comparative Study of Italy, Malaysia, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States. Washington: World Bank URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018] PDFThis article discusses the needs of innovative finance instruments to reach people with access to safe water and sanitation. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6 by 2030 over USD 1.7 trillion have to be invested. Existing funding falls far short of this amount; countries may have to increase their investment in the water and sanitation sectors by up to four times in order to meet the SDGs. Where is this financing going to come from? Blended finance could play a significant role here.
LEIGLAND, J. ; TRÉMOLET, S. ; IKEDA, J. (2016): Achieving Universal Access to Water and Achieving Universal Access to Water and Sanitation by 2030: The Role of Blended Finance. URL [Accessed: 20.04.2018] PDF