Ressources

Equity as a funding instrument is particularly important to responsible development of financial markets. At its core, it supports the growth and diversification of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other financial institutions that serve the poor, and it is especially vital to the expansion of deposit services.

This paper is not intended to be prescriptive. The practice of selling equity in MFIs is still evolving, and the complexities of the transactions make each sale unique. Rather than setting out specific guidelines, we hope to draw on investor experiences to highlight key exit-related decisions for MIIs and DFIs, and in so doing, we hope to spur a focused debate on how to exit in such a way that the interests of investors, MFIs, and their clients are balanced.

This toolkit is designed to guide you through the adoption and implementation of a total rewards strategy. Total rewards refers to the financial and non-­‐financial return provided to employees in exchange for their time, talents, efforts, and results. It involves the following five key elements: Compensation (including base pay and incentives), Recognition, Benefits, Work-­‐life balance, Development, and career opportunities. This toolkit provides: An overview of total rewards and each of the components, A framework to define and implement a total rewards strategy that rewards and recognizes the desired behaviors in your organization, Tools and examples to enhance your implementation.

This is a template for a workplace risk assessment, one of the key tools for improving occupational safety and health conditions at work. It plays an important role in protecting workers and businesses, as well as complying with the laws in many countries. It helps everyone focus on the risks that really matter in the workplace – the ones with the potential to cause real harm.

This brief aims to distill lessons from the last five years (2013-2017) implementing the Universal Standards. It draws on feedback from trainings, audits, and upgrade projects conducted under the two funding facilities created to promote responsible finance: the Social Performance Fund (SP Fund) and the Responsible Microfinance Facility (RMF). It also draws on responses from online surveys conducted by CERISE in early 2018 with 22 FSPs, 12 investors, 80 SPI4 qualified auditors6 and 7 national networks7. In addition, the analysis integrates feedback from investors at the SPTF Social Investor working group meetings (India, February 2018 and Luxembourg, June 2018), on how in general the Universal Standards can shape and strengthen investors’ operations and strategies for responsible investment. CERISE, MFC and SPTF have coordinated the analysis, based on their direct involvement in the management or support of SPI4 users.