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Meet the SEPM Pros!

The SEPM Pros Network is a committed workforce to support better social and environmental practices with financial service providers in the field. Meet them and learn about their experiences!

Environmental performance management to improve people's resilience to climate change

Cerise+SPTF, in collaboration with ADA and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines (MCPI), produced a paper to explore the correlations between environmental performance management practices and the improvement of the resilience of vulnerable population to climate change.

Addressing the Crisis of Customer Harm from Digital Finance

Article published in the 2024 Sustainable Solutions Barometer by Convergences to promote the DFS Standards as a free public good for a more responsible and inclusive digital finance.

Responsible Agriculture and Food Sector

A project to equip sector stakeholders with management tools that integrate responsible business conduct and client protection standards for agribusinesses.

Towards Responsible Business Conduct in Agribusinesses (RAI Tool)

Building on the experience of social and environmental performance management in the inclusive finance industry, IISD and Cerise+SPTF are developing a management tool to help agribusinesses and agricultural value-chain actors align with international standards. Learn more about and join the initiative for testing and building the tool!

Towards Responsible Service Delivery to Smallholder Farmers

The IDH Farmfit Fund and Cerise+SPTF are developing a client protection assessment tool for the agricultural sector. Learn more and join the initiative for testing and building the tool!

Client Protection and The Thoughtful Application of Technology in Financial Services

The integration of technology across various types of financial services offers opportunities to enhance transparency, security, and client satisfaction. In this article, we present a selection of good technological applications that can pave the way for a more responsible and client-centered approach in the sector.

Regulator Dialogue on Strengthening Consumer Protection

[Report] On June 4th, 2024, Cerise+SPTF hosted a pivotal regulator peer-exchange session in Manila, on exploring how regulation can ensure effective consumer protection.

Building a Sustainable Financial Future at EMW 2024

On November 13-15, 2024, Cerise+SPTF's teams were at the 2024 edition of the European Microfinance Week hosted by e-MFP in Luxembourg.

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