How Outcomes Management can Strengthen Regulations for Inclusive Finance
Juanita Smit, Senior Specialist in the Supervisory Framework Department of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa, was invited to share her experience at Cerise+SPTF's 2024 Annual Meeting. The breakout session explored how to track and utilize outcomes data to strengthen regulations for responsible and inclusive finance.
The SPI Audit: A Strategic Time for Collective Ownership!
Fonton Sylvestre Honvou is a qualified auditor in Social and Environmental Performance Management based in Benin. In this article, he lists the benefits of conducting an SPI audit for the various stakeholders of the institution.
Bringing the Theory of Change of Financial Service Providers into the Business Strategy for Value Creation
Key recommendations on how investors can transform theories of change and outcomes management into actionable tools.
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.
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.
After the GIF Conference 2024
Cerise+SPTF have been conversing and collaborating with Programa GIF over the last five years, and over time, our methodologies have drawn closer together and learned from each other.
Analysis of social and environmental performance trends
Article published in Convergences' Impact Finance Barometer 2024 to present trends and prospects in social and environmental performance management, based on analysis of SPI Online tool scores.
