Arman Vardanyan, Fund Manager, Absolute Portfolio Management Luxembourg, 4 November 2011 Absolute Portfolio Management – investment management company, specialist in alternative investments and microfinance.
Dual Return Fund Key Social Performance Facts: 96% of MFIs have a written, formal social responsibility policy or code of conduct 83% of the MFIs provides good-quality social information to its stakeholders through a diversified range of communication channels (MIX Market etc.) 95% of MFIs strive to promote diversity among loan officers and hire staff that reflects the clients served 82% of MFIs have an exclusion list on lending 83% of MFIs implement a rigorous system to determine a client’s level of indebtedness 90% of MFIs have fair and not coercive collection policies Source: Symbiotics Social Responsibility Assessment
Social Responsibility Report (the Symbiotics social rating tool) 100 indicators in line with industry standards, the MIX, UN Reporting Initiative Social governance Labor climate Financial inclusion Client protection Product quality Community engagement Environmental policy
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