Microfinance Institutions Fostering Sustainable Development by Region
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Microfinance Institutions Fostering Sustainable Development by RegionFecha de publicación
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GARCÍA-PÉREZ, Icíar; FERNÁNDEZ-IZQUIERDO, María Ángeles; MUÑOZ-TORRES, María Jesús. Microfinance Institutions Fostering Sustainable Development by Region. Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, nÚM. 7, p. 2682.Tipo de documento
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In the last few years, considerable attention has been paid to microfinance as a relevant
participant in the formal financial system, whose target audience is people who are otherwise at
risk of financial exclusion. ... [+]
In the last few years, considerable attention has been paid to microfinance as a relevant
participant in the formal financial system, whose target audience is people who are otherwise at
risk of financial exclusion. In parallel, sustainability and the promotion of Sustainable Development
(SD) are imposed as the theoretical frame when facing any study. This, connected with cultural and
organizational dimensions theories, are the analytical framework for the analysis of the relationship
between the context of performance in which Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) operate and their
activity in promoting sustainability. A holistic approach is necessary to make operational these
concepts; for that reason, financial, environmental, social and governance dimensions (FESG), and
the balance among them, have to be considered. The main objective of the paper is to explore to what
extent MFIs are fostering SD, and how this promotion is performed by region. For the analysis, two
different sources of information have been studied: sectoral academic literature that focuses on the
different sustainability dimensions, and MIX Market sustainability data obtained from the MFIs. A
keyword analysis of the selected papers has been executed to be conscious of the most investigated
aspects by region; on the data provided by the institutions, a Kruskal-Wallis H test has been performed
to learn what the main Sustainability Indicators (SIs) are that are reported affirmatively. To obtain
comprehensive research, a comparative study of the results offers the convergences, divergences and
gaps of information in each of the regions. The findings show significant differences depending on
the region, and confirm that operationalization should be adjusted at the regional context of the MFIs.
The paper, with the inherent limitations due to data quality, also offers recommendations for the
better promotion of sustainability in each of the regions. [-]
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Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, núm. 7, p. 2682Proyecto de investigación
This paper is supported by European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 693642, project SMART (Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade).Derechos de acceso
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