MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Social Performance Task Force Social Investor Working Group Meeting; March 11-12, 2015; Luxembourg

Event Name: Social Investor Working Group Meeting

Event Date: March 11 – March 12, 2015

Event Location: European Investment Bank (EIB) Headquarters, Luxembourg.

Cost: The event is free of charge, however the proceedings on March 11 are only open to task force members. The sessions on March 12 are open to all investors.

Summary of Event: Conference attendees will discuss topics such as managing social risks; the “Universal Standards for Social Performance Management”; and the fourth iteration of the social performance indicators (SPI4), which have been developed by France-based network Cerise (Comité d’Echanges de Réflexion et d’Information sur les Systèmes d’Epargne-crédit).

Background on Organizers: This event is organized by the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), a working group initiated in 2005 by US-based CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Switzerland’s Argidius Foundation and the US-based Ford Foundation. As of 2015, SPTF consists of approximately 2200 members from microfinance stakeholder groups including practitioners, donors, investors, national and regional networks, technical assistance providers, rating agencies, academics, researchers and others. It has been charged with clearly defining social performance and addressing questions about measuring and managing social performance. According to SPTF, social performance includes operating “in line with accepted social values that relate to serving larger numbers of poor and excluded people.”

Event Website: http://sptf.info/sp-task-force/http-www-sptf-info-sp-task-force-social-investors-working-group

For conference inquiries, you may contact  Leticia Emme at leticiaemme(at)sptf.info. No telephone number is offered.

Additional Sources and Resources:

MicroCapital, March 22, 2013, Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) Calls for Submissions for ‘Balancing Social and Financial Responsibility’ Section of the Universal Standards Library’

MicroCapital, January 26, 2013,  Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) Calls for Submissions for its Universal Standards Resource Library: Treat Employees Responsibly 

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