Lending by some microfinance institutions has had bad press in recent times, but the vast majority of those surveyed say the credit the sector provides, along with the associated wraparound services, are improving their lives.
Fund IV has received backing from a range of institutional investors, DFIs and philanthropies. It will invest in rapidly scaling financial services and healthcare businesses in global growth markets in Africa and Asia.
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The collaborative grouping of standards setters and impact tool providers has published new guidance and tools designed to drive faster adoption of wide-ranging impact management.
The ‘E’ and the ‘S’ in ESG are intrinsically linked. But how we define, deliver and measure social impact? asks Shuen Chan, head of responsible investment and sustainability at LGIM Real Assets.
Asset managers must get to grips with the complexities of
impact measurement and management, as investors seek greater transparency over sustainable investments.
Christian Nielsen discusses the issue of correlation between impact and financial performance with Machtelt Groothuis and Willemijn Verloop, co-founders of Rubio Impact Ventures.
The agriculture benchmark, which follows the launch of a financial inclusion benchmark last year, is part of a series being developed by GIIN’s Impact Lab.
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