
Alexa Roscoe
Profile:
Alexa was formerly a Private Sector Advisor with CARE International, designng and evaluating inclusive business programming with the UK Department for International Development, the European Union, and private sector partners in the global food and beverage, garment, and finance industries.
Alexa’s experience ranges across the public, private and non-profit sectors and 30 countries worldwide. Previously she worked in ethical sourcing with the extractives industry consultancy Estelle Levin Ltd. and with the Skoll Award-winning social enterprise Verite. Alexa holds a MSc Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
You can follow Alexa's personal Twitter account at @AlexaRoscoe or connect with her on LinkedIn.
Blog posts
Towards an ecosystem for women’s financial inclusion – what next?
Thursday, 17 July 2014 14:25Recently I had the honour of presenting at the PowerShift Conference on Women in the World Economy, hosted by
Micro-franchising for development: The example of Krishi Utsho in Bangladesh
Tuesday, 03 June 2014 15:29The development world has long embraced micro-finance, and there is a lot of hype about micro-entrepreneurs, but what exactly is a
Empowerment beyond the buzzword: The unintended consequences of empowering women
Friday, 23 May 2014 15:32Empowering women is not without risks – we need to identify and overcome
Hanging by a thread: Workers’ rights and lives
Friday, 02 May 2014 14:48Campaigning on workers' rights in one sector can bring important gains – but in doing so, we must not ignore the needs of vulnerable workers in other
On International Women's Day, is gender equality India's next competitive advantage?
Friday, 07 March 2014 17:34There's a saying: what gets measured gets done. Right now, initiatives to promote gender equality in Indian companies are not being measured and, for the most part, they're not getting done.
On International Women's Day,
The best of 2014: Inclusive business priorities for the new year
Tuesday, 14 January 2014 15:37The close of 2013 brings with it the inevitable series of lists of the best and worst of the year. It's good to reflect on deeds past, but this list takes a different approach: it describes what these lists should say a year from now.
Tea estates see bumper returns after investing in worker empowerment
Monday, 09 September 2013 10:30CARE International has written about the business case for empowering women producers before, but the financial justification for inclusive
Three reasons why the UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights should prioritise gender
Tuesday, 03 September 2013 12:55What your BOP strategy is missing: A gender lens
Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:49Debate on the possibilities at the base of the pyramid (BOP) is ubiquitous; nonetheless, too often regulated to a post-script is that frequently when we refer to the BOP what we actually mean is women at the BOP. It’s time to stop
Preventing another Rana Plaza: Mapping the path forward
Wednesday, 31 July 2013 11:49This week American stakeholders announced the formation of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and signatories to the European Fire and Building Safety Accord released their Implementation Plan. While both agreements represent steps in the