Summary
“This is an interactive resource designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies required to meet the needs of women entrepreneurs. This handbook can be applied in the context of a women-only programme or to better support women founders within a mixed gender programme. We recognise that gender is not binary and so depending on the context, you may choose to use this handbook as a guide to reflect on how to make your programme more accessible, inclusive and equitable for other genders as well.”
Summary
“Women-led and women-owned businesses continue to be a largely untapped resource for economic growth in emerging economies. There is promising data, highlighted in this report, for the opportunity to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystems supporting women in emerging economies, despite the negative impacts of the pandemic. This report underscores the potential for women’s businesses, especially startup businesses and high-growth entrepreneurs, and emphasizes the need to fill critical gaps in access to financing, technology, social networks and training. “
Summary
“India has been slow to get its act together on climate change and it was only in 2021, at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, that we agreed to pursue a goal of net zero emissions as a country. Private investment is crucial to meeting India’s climate goals and while progress was made this year, this is much more to be done. This report, The State of Climate Finance in India 2022, is our second annual stock-taking of India and its climate action priorities. We review the progress in climate action from an Indian perspective, and focus on what it means for the world of climate finance. We invite readers of this report to draw from the insights and the findings of this report to advance their climate action aims, and also invite you all to reach out to us to connect and engage in mainstream climate finance in India and the region.”
Summary
“This study demonstrates how investors can begin comparing investments based on impact, not only highlighting impact performance across this sample of investments but also exploring investors’ contribution to that impact in terms of the progress so far in tackling climate change. Fundamentally, this research is intended to cultivate the suite of impact analytic tools to come, such as impact performance benchmarks, ratings, and indices. Its specific findings highlight the tremendous need for further research to enhance the industry’s insights into impact performance and its drivers, enabling evidence-based decision-making. Ultimately, through this research and related efforts, the GIIN seeks to enable investors to optimize for impact at each stage of the investment process, accelerating progress toward global goals.”
Summary
“In 2018, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), launched the Gender Lens Impact Measurement (GLIM) Fund to enhance the awareness, rigor, and quality of impact measurement for organizations supporting entrepreneurs with a gender lens approach. Each grant from the fund went to a partnership between small and growing business (SGB) support organizations in Latin America and researchers to use measurement for driving improved gender-inclusive strategies. This synthesis report summarises the tools and lessons from these grants on using measurement to increase gender inclusion for SGB support organizations.”
Summary
“Women entrepreneurs are critical to a thriving and inclusive economy, and yet they face numerous challenges in growing their businesses. These challenges are compounded for women climate entrepreneurs (WCEs), given limited research that assesses the issues or presents actionable recommendations to the wider ecosystem. This knowledge product identifies challenges and opportunities for WCEs with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa – specifcally, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi.”
Summary
“The toolkit is provided for all intermediaries and enterprise support organizations – regardless of size, geography or sector – who want proactively to support SGBs within their portfolio to integrate OHS and employment minimum practices. The toolkit aims at equipping intermediaries with the necessary tools, knowledge and resources to broach the safe working environment and fair employee treatment subject, and enables the intermediaries to assess, design and structure possible solutions for their SGB clients.”
Summary
“Endeavor Insight partnered with the Lemelson Foundation and Small Foundation to understand how entrepreneurial agriculture companies can maximize their impact in developing countries. The purpose of the study is to provide a data-backed assessment of the challenges and opportunities for supporting entrepreneurs. Endeavor Insight’s approach used several lenses, including a special focus on the types of innovation the founders have created, as well as an analysis of the dynamics within selected agricultural value chains. The results offer guidance for decision makers who support entrepreneurs as they address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in raising the incomes of smallholder farmers and alleviating poverty, creating transformative solutions that can address global food security, and generating quality jobs. This study builds on recent research in the international development and social investment communities, and takes into account the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.”
Resumo
“Este relatório apresenta a segunda edição do estudo “Fintech:
inovações que você não sabia que eram da América Latina e do
Caribe” que forneceu, pela primeira vez, uma visão consolidada
sobre a atividade e o desenvolvimento do setor fintech na região.
Ele descreve a evolução e o progresso com relação à medição e
análise realizadas em 2017, além de analisar as novas dimensões
relevantes para o ecossistema. O primeiro capítulo apresenta
uma visão geral do setor na região, destacando a evolução dos
diferentes segmentos de negócios e a distribuição geográfica das
startups, bem como a situação de desenvolvimento e maturidade do
ecossistema. É importante notar que este capítulo inclui novas
dimensões, como a situação na América Central, Panamá e República
Dominicana, além da abordagem de tópicos como segurança
cibernética e mortalidade das empresas. No segundo capítulo, as
questões de gênero e fintech são abordadas em três dimensões:
mulheres como fundadoras de startups de fintech, mulheres como
trabalhadoras do setor de fintech e, finalmente, mulheres como
usuárias de serviços de fintech. O terceiro capítulo aborda a
colaboração dos diversos atores, como estão organizados e seus
principais programas e iniciativas, com ênfase especial nas
associações de fintech nos vários países da região. O quarto
capítulo discute o potencial do setor de fintech para melhorar a
inclusão financeira e o financiamento do setor produtivo na América
Latina. O quinto capítulo analisa a evolução da regulamentação
e da supervisão, além de apresentar exemplos e avanços nessas
áreas. Finalmente, no sexto capítulo são apresentadas algumas
conclusões sobre como o crescimento e a consolidação progressiva
do ecossistema na região foram evidenciados.”
Resumen
“Este informe representa la segunda edición del estudio “Fintech: Innovaciones que no sabías que eran de América Latina y el Cari – be” que brindó, por primera vez, una visión consolidada sobre la actividad y el desarrollo de la industria Fintech en la región. El presente informe describe la evolución y el avance ocurridos con respecto a la medición y el análisis realizados en 2017, ade – más de examinar nuevas dimensiones relevantes para el ecosiste – ma. En el primer capítulo se ofrece una panorámica del sector en la región, destacando la evolución de los distintos segmentos de negocio y la distribución geográfica de los emprendimientos, así como el estado de desarrollo y madurez del ecosistema. Es impor – tante notar que este capítulo incluye nuevas dimensiones, tales como la situación en América Central, Panamá y República Domini – cana, y una aproximación a temas como ciberseguridad y la mor – talidad de las empresas. En el segundo capítulo se abordan temas de género y Fintech en tres dimensiones: la mujer como fundadora de empresas Fintech, la mujer como trabajadora en la industria Fintech y, por último, la mujer como usuaria de servicios Fintech. El tercer capítulo aborda el tema de colaboración de los distin – tos actores, cómo están organizados, sus principales programas e iniciativas, con especial énfasis en las asociaciones Fintech en distintos países de la región. En el cuarto capítulo se discute el potencial del sector Fintech para mejorar la inclusión finan – ciera y el financiamiento al sector productivo en América Latina. En el quinto capítulo se examina la evolución en materia de regu – lación y supervisión, y se presentan ejemplos y avances en este tema. Finalmente, en el sexto capítulo se ofrecen algunas conclu – siones sobre cómo se ha evidenciado el crecimiento y la progre – siva consolidación del ecosistema en la región.”