Posted by: Taea Calcut
The impact of microenterprises' activity on the environment can be particularly significant due to the low technological level, general lack of regulatory supervision, and absence of supporting infrastructure and services in their country of operations. Given these challenges, what role can MFIs play in mitigating the environmental impact of financed enterprises to satisfy a "triple bottom line" of sound financial, social, and environmental performance? Over the next two weeks, the Social Performance Indicators Blog will explore the ways in which MFIs have demonstrated their social responsibility to the environment (SRE), highlighting social performance data reported by MFIs to MIX as well as interviews with MFIs featuring SRE policies and initiatives.
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