Sharing Innovative Practices for Responsible Microfinance Investment: Driving Investment Decisions with Social Performance Information (Brief No.1)

prepared by the e-MFP Making Microfinance Investment Responsible (MIR) Action Group,  October 2011.

This brief offers a glimpse into the inner workings of some European fund managers. drawing on in-depth interviews, it gives examples of the tools they rely on to make the most of the information they collect. It looks at their strategies for improving social performance among MFI partners. finally, it looks at the ways investment funds are leveraging social performance data to increase our understanding of microfinance and push the sector forward.