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The 2024 MFI Index

The Microfinance Index is a landmark financial inclusion study that provides high-quality, comparable impact data for the microfinance industry, driven entirely by client voices. This annual initiative has expanded to collect more than 1.4 million unique global data points in 2024.

Primark My Life Training – Hearing from Female Factory Workers

The Primark My Life impact assessment was undertaken through phone-based surveys with 525 trained workers, a representative sample of workers who took part in the My Life program in Primark's supplier factories in Tamil Nadu, India.

Elucid: Improving Health and Livelihoods for Small-Scale Farmers

Elucid partnered with 60dB to hear from 275 farmers directly and explore how they could innovate further to meet the evolving needs of the communities they serve.

Propel Reporte de Impacto 2023

Explora este Reporte de Impacto y conoce cómo los líderes sociales están transformando sus comunidades con tecnología.

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From the source: lean methods for capturing labor practices in supply chains

60 Decibels worked with Sucden to test the success of innovative methods (the List Experiment) in collecting data on sensitive topics like child labor and adult labor practices.

Improving livelihoods with ‘productive use appliances’ and other off-grid innovations

Though electrification rates are growing, growth remains uneven, particularly in Africa. At the 2024 Global Off-Grid Solar Forum in Nairobi, investors talked risk mitigation, blended finance and opportunities for growth.

Striving to Thrive: Czech MSEs in 2024

In partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth program - Strive Czechia – we've explored technology, gender, MSEs perceptions, access, and more.

Drivers of Income: A study of three social enterprises and how they impact earning

Our latest report with Acumen investigates how specific products & services influence drivers of income for MSMEs. It highlights insights from customer surveys of 3 innovative companies in Acumen’s portfolio.

Empowering India’s Artisans: Anuprerna’s Journey to Impactful, Sustainable Craftsmanship

60 Decibels partnered with Acumen to conduct an impact assessment of Anuprerna, a social enterprise supporting handloom artisans in West Bengal. We spoke with Anuprerna's founder, Amit Singha, to explore how their work has improved the quality of life of 9 out of 10 weavers.

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The 2024 MFI Index

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Primark My Life Training – Hearing from Female Factory Workers

Elucid: Improving Health and Livelihoods for Small-Scale Farmers

Propel Reporte de Impacto 2023

From the source: lean methods for capturing labor practices in supply chains

Improving livelihoods with ‘productive use appliances’ and other off-grid innovations

Striving to Thrive: Czech MSEs in 2024

Drivers of Income: A study of three social enterprises and how they impact earning

Empowering India’s Artisans: Anuprerna’s Journey to Impactful, Sustainable Craftsmanship

Consumer Financing Brief 2024

Climate Resilience: The Farmer Perspective

A Better Way to Measure Social Impact (Harvard Business Review)

CSDDD Guide: Navigating the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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