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CAMIDE Environmental Charter

Dans le cadre de son programme Aliniha, CAMIDE-PASECAS donnait à chacune de ses clientes une carte de membre sur laquelle figurait une Charte détaillant les droits et les engagements des bénéficiaires, notamment en matière environnementale. Cette Charte est un bon exemple d'incitation au changement de pratiques à travers l'auto-engagement.

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Adapting to a New Normal - Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change: Best Practices from the European Microfinance Award 2019

This publication presents the factors of success that distinguish ten initiatives from FSPs aiming at strengthening resilience to climate change (at client, staff and institution level). These initiatives were all shortlisted for the 2019 European Microfinance Award.

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12 Steps to Resiliency - A Guidebook on Disaster Risk Reduction and Business Continuity Planning for Microfinance Institutions

This guidebook, published by Oikocredit and ASKI, is designed to assist MFIs in improving their capacity towards preparedness, resilience and sustainability in the face of increasing vulnerability to disasters. The guidebook provides easy to follow and practical steps that will help the MFIs in developing their own Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan as well as Business Continuity Plan.

Publications

Green inclusive finance - Status, trends and opportunities

This publication by Enclude summarizes the latest thinking about the role of Green Inclusive Finance, the state-of-affairs (as of 2015), and emerging trends.

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UBTEC Burkina Faso: Gestion del desempeño ambiental en práctica #2

Este articulo muestra como UBTEC, en Burkina Faso, implementa la Gestión del Desempeño Ambiental en práctica, con un enfoque particular en la evaluacion y promocion de practicas agroecologicas.

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UBTEC Burkina Faso : Environmental Performance Management in Practice #2

This article illustrates how UBTEC, in Burkina Faso, implements Environmental Performance Management in practice, with a particular focus on assessing and promoting agroecological practices.

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CRECER IFD Bolivia: Environmental Performance Management in Practice #4

This article illustrates how CRECER IFD, in Bolivia, implements Environmental Performance Management in practice, with a particular focus on conducting a carbon audit and building an environmentally responsible corporate culture.

Tools & Templates

ESAF Green Protocol

This document is used by ESAF Small Finance Bank in India to raise staff's awareness of its environmental policy and good practices to be implemented at head office and branch level to reduce its adverse impacts on the environment.

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ESAF Green Protocol Audit Scorecard

This document is used by ESAF Small Finance Bank in India to monitor the performance of its branches in terms of reduction of adverse impacts on the environment and promotion of eco-friendly practices. The checklist is used to audit branches every year and provide them with a score on their green performance. Awards are provided to best performing branches.

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FONDESURCO Perú: Informe del comité ambiental

Este informe compartido por Fondesurco (Peru) presenta de qué manera la institucion integra la dimension ambiental en su vision y su estrategia, y cuales actividades se implementaron en el 2021 o se planifican para alcanzar estos objectivos ambientales (gestion ambiental interna, créditos verdes, créditos FondeEnergía, capacitaciones en buenas prácticas agrícolas, etc.). Es un buen ejemplo de como una institucion puede monitorear y comunicar sobre sus esfuerzos en términos de gestion de desempeño ambiental.