→ skos:prefLabel → "Social Business Model: No dividends"@en
→ od:hasContext → "Base of the pyramid and low-income groups, both in developed and developing countries, are often excluded from consumption possibilities due to price barriers or because offerings for these groups do not exist."@en
→ od:hasExample → "[Grameen-Veolia] is a social joint venture with the purpose of bringing safe and affordable drinking water to Bangladesh’s rural population. The water supplier is set up as a selfsustaining, no-loss and no-dividends business. "@en
→ od:hasLFId → "P37", "P2_3"
→ od:hasProblem → "Financially selfsustaining businesses are needed to offer products and services to base of the pyramid and low-income groups. These businesses should not be geared towards the interests of investors as this can lead to mission drift."@en
→ od:hasReference → "(Michelini & Fiorentino, 2012)"
→ od:hasSolution → "Investors are entitled to get their money back. But profits are not distributed to them as these are reinvested to improve the product or service quality or to fund new social businesses. Social target groups benefit from improved product and service quality and/or lower prices."@en