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SEPM Guide

Discover our Guide for Social and Environmental Performance Management

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Guía para el diseño de un Sistema de Administración de Riesgos Ambientales y Sociales (SARAS)

Este guía desarrollado por el BID provee orientación para diseñar un Sistema de Administración de Riesgos Ambientales y Sociales (SARAS). Se enfoca en los potenciales impactos negativos generados al nivel de la cartera, y cómo evaluar y mitigar estos riesgos.

Tools & Templates

Herramienta de categorización por nivel de riesgos sociales y ambientales

Esta herramienta dessarrollada por el BID permite categorizar les préstamos segun el nivel de riesgos sociales y ambientales (impactos negativos potenciales).

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Building the Green Economy Trends and Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in Kenya

This report provides an overview of green entrepreneurship opportunities in Kenya, by identifying several green sectors, specifying theur current state of development, and assessing the potential market.

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Building the Green Economy Trends and Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in India

This report provides an overview of green entrepreneurship opportunities in India by identifying several green sectors, specifying theur current state of development, and assessing the potential market.

Publications

60 Decibels Microfinance Index Report

This report creates a new benchmark that consists of the data from 72 microfinance institutions from this year’s cohort. For each indicator included in our Index, we calculated the average performance of the participating microfinance institutions, weighing each MFI’s performance equally. The benchmark figure itself is the mean
or average. These benchmarks are at the heart of this report and they give the clearest picture of what social outcomes are, and are not, being achieved by MFIs.

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Mongolian Green Taxonomy

This Green Taxonomy has been developed by the Central Bank of Mongolia to provide financial institutions and other market players with a nationally agreed classification framework of "green" activities that that contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation, pollution prevention, resource conservation, and livelihood improvement.

Case studies & Field examples

E-MFP ressources on Green Inclusive Finance

The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) is the leading network of European organisations and individuals active in the financial inclusion sector in developing countries. On this page you will find a wealth of resources on green inclusive finance developed by e-MFP.

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ESMS for Microfinance Institution

FIRST for Sustainability website provides some guidelines on how to set an Environmental and Social Management System for MFIs. A ESMS template is available for download.

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South African Green Finance Taxonomy

The South African Green Finance Taxonomy specifies the sectors and activities that are recognised as "green" and provides screening criteria used to determine whether an economic activity provides a substantial contribution to climate change adaptation.

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Animated series of video project MEBA

Animated series of videos produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as part of the "Microfinance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation" (MEbA*) project. Their aim is to raise awareness among rural populations of practical solutions for adapting to climate change and for sustainable agricultural production. The solutions also aim to improve the small-scale farming sector's relationship with ecosystems, promoting their conservation and sustainable use now and in the future.