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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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Lessons Learned: From lending $600m to off-grid energy companies
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At the GOGLA Forum in Nairobi six active lenders to PAYG companies - SIMA, SunFunder, responsAbility, OIKO credit, Lendahand and CDC Group - shared their lessons learned and provided an outlook on the sector. This short report is a structured summary and reflection on the key points that came up.

PublisherPersistent
Publish Date
Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Namibia
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Impact Investing
SectorEnergy
No
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Impact investing market map
112

The Impact investing market map, provides three basic but crucial benefits to the impact investing industry: (1) a common definition of a thematic investment that is aligned with at least one international organisation, global market leader and/or data provider; (2) basic criteria that explain a theme in practical terms, including thematic and financial conditions to identify specific businesses and investments aligned with the definition provided;  (3) a list of KPIs used by the impact investing community to track and assess the environmental and social performance of a specific theme.

PublisherPrinciples for Responsible Investing (PRI)
Publish Date
AuthorK. A. Morriesen
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryGlobal
IB Topics: Finance for Inclusive Business, Impact Investing
SectorAgriculture or Food, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Health, Housing or Construction, Water, Sanitation or Waste Management
No
Impact investing market map
Impact investing: Measurement valued by investee businesses
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This report sheds light on the topic of data being generated by impact investee organisations. It concludes that impact management is at a nascent stage in ist development, and that further support is needed to catalyse further development.

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AuthorR. Tews, T. Scheuerle
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean
IB Topics: Environmental Impact, Impact Investing, Results Measurement and Impact
SectorAgriculture or Food, Energy
No
Impact investing: Measurement valued by investee businesses