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Entre mai et juillet 2021, le Groupe Energie a mené quatre ateliers autour d’une question primordiale : est-il possible de s’aligner sur un cadre commun de mesure des résultats dans un secteur aussi diversifié que celui de l’accès à l’énergie ? CERISE publie un article pour présente les principales conclusions de ces ateliers.

Brief No. 2 from the e-MFP Brief Series explores examples of the increasing role microfinance investment funds (MIVs) are playing to improve governance, both across the sector through investor coordination, and at the MFI level through operational tools. The Brief focuses on the microfinance sector's renewed commitment to the double bottom line. MIVs are collecting more social performance data than ever before. This enthusiasm, however, does not reduce the risks that MFIs face. Strong governance would help decrease such risks. MIVs play an important role in governance. They carry considerable weight at the sector level, channeling USD eight billion in investments to MFIs worldwide. They have the potential to influence strategy and operations at the MFI-level. Examples in the Brief include: GCAMF and Triple Jump conducted joint due diligence and proposed a syndicated loan to MFI MBK Ventura in Indonesia; ADA and PlaNIS-responsAbility conducted joint due diligence of ProMujer in Argentina; ResponAbility, Triodos, and the Council of Microfinance Equity Funds are co-financing a research team to explore over-indebtedness;

This policy document developed by Sonata in India is an example of environmental exclusion list used to screen out environmentally-risky activities in the loan application process.