Resources on social finance
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Article
Emerging Insight: The best of 2023
22 February 2024
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Basic social protection
1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data
14 February 2024
Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.
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Document
The just dimension of transition finance and related supporting tools
07 February 2024
The ILO is looking for a consultant to write a report reviewing the existing applications of the just dimension of transition finance and related supporting tools. Proposals must be submitted via email to socialfinance@ilo.org by 22 February 2024 (23:59 CET).
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Article
Emerging Insight: Financial services to enhance resilience
06 December 2023
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Publication
Just Transition Finance - Pathways for banking and insurance
03 December 2023
Promoting a just transition is essential to achieve broad-based support for ambitious climate action. In this collective effort, financial institutions play a major enabling role. This publication highlights crucial elements, emerging practices and examples of the banking and underwriting activities in promoting a just transition and serves as a guide for banks and insurance companies.
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Learnings from case studies from Guatemala and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Developing an impact monitoring system for Sida’s guarantee instrument
30 November 2023
Credit guarantees can be a powerful instrument to achieve positive development results. This paper summarises findings from case studies, conducted in Guatemala and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and illustrates their contribution to our work co-designing an impact monitoring system for Sweden’s guarantee instrument.
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Article
Emerging Insight: Setting robust social key performance indicators in sustainability-linked finance
09 November 2023