Social Performance in the News
- January 24, 2013: Smart Campaign launches the Client Protection Certification Program
- As of today, the microfinance industry has new client protection standards and a Client Protection Certification Program aimed at retail financial institutions serving the world’s poor. The ambitious effort, created for and by the industry and managed by the Smart Campaign, represents an important milestone in the evolution of microfinance as a uniquely client-focused portion of the global financial sector. Click here to read the full press release.
- October 25, 2012: CGAP Microfinance Gateway introduces the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management
- Microfinance Gateway has launched a six part series to summarize and share lessons from SPTF's current webinar series on practical examples of how financial institutions are implementing the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management. Click here for more details.
- October 2, 2012: The Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) discusses the Universal Standards for SPM at its annual conference.
- At the AFMIN conference from 27Sep-2Oct2012, various panelists discussed the importance of prioritizing social performance and adopting and implementing the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management as a way to make sure the microfinance sector stays true to its mission of helping the poor. Click here for further details.
- September 20, 2012: Microfinance Leaders Launch Global Appeal for Responsible Industry Practices
- Microfinance leaders today unveiled the “Global Appeal for Responsible Microfinance,” a landmark document urging all microfinance stakeholders to take concerted action to ensure a strong and principled microfinance industry. The Appeal was announced at the Convergences 2015 World Forum in Paris. Click here for further details.
- August 8, 2012: Alex Counts speech to Sa-Dhan
- Click here to read a speech that Alex Counts, President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, delivered at the 2012 Sa-Dahn/FICCA Annual Conference in New Delhi. Mr. Counts describes his speech as "reflections on Indian microfinance's achievements and failures, what might guide us from experiences abroad, and what I think we should do going forward."
- June 21, 2012: Pakistan has inaugurated a Microfinance-exclusive Credit Information Bureau (MF-CIB).
- Click here to read the news release.
