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Maxie  Ma'hiessen  Co-­‐founder  [email protected]  0176  2765  2953  Twi'er:  @maxie_maxie      

Do  You  Have  To  Be  Rich  To  Be  Green?  How  to  make  sustainable  products  available  for  the  poor.  

 

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Sustainable  Development  •  1990  Brundtland  Report,  “Our  Common  Future”  

•  Sustainable  development:  “development  that  meets  the  needs  of  the  present  without  compromising  the  ability  of  future  generaTons  to  meet  their  own  needs”.    

•  How  to  implement  SD  in  pracTce?  •  SP:  “To  reduce  waste  during  producTon  and  design  and  make  products  as  durable  as  possible”  (Edwards,  2009)  

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Bo'om  of  the  Pyramid  

•  C.K.  Prahalad    •  Background  -­‐    aid  has  failed  •  BOP  defined:  5  billion  ppl,  13  trillion  USD  Market  

•  Low  margins  -­‐  high  volume  Business  Model  

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BOP  Markt  

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BOP  Successful  in  pracTce    •  Avon,  FanMilk,  Coca  Cola,  Safaricom,  Unilever  (Hindustan  Lever)  …  

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Annet  Shilaho.  14  years.  Kibera  

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•  Millions   of   women   and   girls   struggle   because   they  cannot  afford  sanitary  pads  

 •  Girls  stay  home  from  school  because  they  are  afraid  of  leaking  and  embarrasement    

 •  Instead   they   use   bark,   dried   mud   and   old   socks  leading  to  serious  genital  infecTons.    

 •  MenstruaTon  is  the  main  cause  for  school  drop-­‐out  (UNDP,  2008)  

Did  you  know  that...  

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What  is  a  menstrual  cup?  

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ECO-­‐FRIENDLY  

COST  SAVING  

Ruby  Cup  Benefits  

SAFE  AND  HEALTHY  

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Sustainable  Development  &    BOP  Theory  Combined  

+ Super  cheap,  durable  and  sustainable  product  + MenstruaTon  a  huge  problem  + Big  market  =  Earn  money  +  Do  good  for  ppl  +  environment    

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$$  

$$  

$$  

 =   • EducaTon  • Income  

The  model  

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Sales  Woman  Sara  

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•  15  Women  •  3  Slums  •  TesTng  Prices  •  GaranTes  •  Local    MarkeTng  

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TesTng  the  model  

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•  Too  expensive  for  the  poor  •  Lacking  hip,  cool,  modern  branding  

•  Business  not  financially  sustainable  

No  Up-­‐front  cash  

Experiences  

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Buy  One...    

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..Give  One  

21.02.13  

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Strategic  Partnerships  DistribuTon  and  EducaTon  

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Feedback  

“My  first  day  when  I  started  my  menstrua2on  period  I  used  rugs  because  my  father  did  not  afford  to  buy  me  a  pad.  I  did  not  have  anyone  to  afford  to  buy  for  me  cause  my  mother  had  been  already  dead.  I  felt  ashamed  of  myself..  .  I  thank  Ruby  Cup  because  they  made  my  dreams  come  true.  Since  I  started  used  it  I  have  seen  changes.  It  has  even  help  me  saving  my  dad’s  money.”  

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Other  Examples  

•  Kenya  •  BOP  Market  •  Sustainable  Products    

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LivelyHoods  

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Products  

•  Money  saving  over  long-­‐term  •  Healthy  •  Sustainable    

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Example  SunnyPeople  •  “A  mobile  phone  is  one  core  breakthrough  technology;  it  

won’t  end  malaria  by  itself,  but  it  can  make  it  possible  for  a  mother  whose  child  is  dying  of  malaria  to  access  a  community  health  worker  to  ensure  that  her  child  gets  the  emergency  treatment  it  needs  to  stay  alive”    (J.  Sachs)  

•  Solar  powered  mobile  charger  

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All  examples  unprofitable  

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Sustainable,  durable  Products  

High  producTon/  importaTon  

costs  

High  educaTon  costs/consumer  change  difficult  

Slow  sales  cycles  

Low  profits  High  prices  

Bad  for  customer/  Incomprehensible  to  invest  in  the  

future  Bad  for  company  

Low  margins  High  margins  

IllustraTon:  Maxie  Ma'hiessen,  Copenhagen  Business  School,  DK.  

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What  does  that  mean  for  the  sustainable  development  of  BOP  markets?  

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Discussion  Points  

•  Sustainable  Development  >  <  BOP  theory  •  Who  should  finance  sustainable  development  in  developing  countries?  Who  does  it  in  e.g.  Germany?  

•  Product  Ethics:  Coca  Cola,  Samsu  etc.  •  Can  the  market  alone  induce  and  create  sustainable  development?  

•  How  to  finance  sustainable  products  in  BOP  markets?  

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Thank  you!  www.ruby-­‐cup.com  www.facebook/rubycup  www.twi'er/rubycup    

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BACK-­‐UP  

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Ruby  Cup  Prices  

•  The  winner  of  The  Global  Social  Entrepreneurship  CompeTTon  2012  (US),    

•  Venture  Cup  2012  (DK)  •   a  Sustainia100  SoluTon  •  Finalist  in  Ben  and  Jerry's  

Join  Our  Core  2012  (EU)  •  Recipient  of  the  Future  

Impact  Award  2nd  prize  2012  (CH)  

•  Winner  of  Develop  Prize  2011  (DK)  

 

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Ruby  Cup  Press    “Ruby  Cup:  Ruby  Cup  is  improving  menstrual  hygiene  and  raising  the  quality  of  life  of  women  and  girls  worldwide”  

Mai  2012    August  2012  

“...low-­‐cost,  medical-­‐grade,  long-­‐las@ng  silicon  cups  for  women  and  young  girls  ...in  the  developing  world.”    

März  2012  

   „DIE  TABUBRECHERIN“  

JANUAR  2014  

“Innova@ons  Against  Poverty,  Entrepreneurs  with  Innova@ve  Ideas  get  Support  from  SIDA“    

März  2012  

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