Social Rating

The Social Rating provides an opinion on the capacity of an MFI to put its mission into practice and achieve social goals.

Name of Parent Organization

MicroFinanza Rating (MFR)

Name of Resource

Social Rating

Owner, Founder, or Sponsor

MicroFinanza Rating

Year Founded

2005

Typical Use Case

There two users: financial institutions and investors. Type 1 - financial institutions: measure social performance with international standards, identify strategic priorities, demonstrate social results to the investors through an independent assessment, improve social performance management, focus on areas that require intervention. Type 2 - investors: screen and build impact pipeline, review social performance strengths and weaknesses of investees, monitor their social performance progress, get a second opinion, identify the key social risks, prepare social due diligence, allocate investments according to social objectives.

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