International development, finance and environment

Evaluation of the Nordic Development Fund

The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is the joint development finance institution of the five Nordic countries. The objective of NDF's operations is to facilitate climate change investments, primarily in low-income countries. NDF finances projects usually in cooperation with bilateral, multilateral and other development institutions. The operations mirror the Nordic countries’ priorities in the areas of climate change and development.

This report assesses the social and environmental impact of NDF in the countries within which it invests, and makes recommendations to improve its development impact in the future.

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Evaluation of Finnfund: The Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd

Finnfund is a bilateral development finance institution (DFI) that provides finance to firms in developing countries with the aim of promoting social, environmental and economic development. Just Economics, in partnership with Particip GmbH, was commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to evaluate Finnfund's historical performance and its strategy to 2025.

Principles of socially-responsible investment

How can investors be encouraged to consider more than purely commercial and short-term gains? Various sets of investment principles have emerged in recent years to guide socially responsible investment. In this review for IIED, Just Economics takes a first step in assessing the content, take-up, implementation and impact of the four main sets of principles for socially-responsible investment.

Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) VfM Review

As part of the DfID-funded Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) project, Just Economics was commissioned to review the use of value for money (VfM) analyses in projects aimed at adolescent girls in developing countries. This included a review of relevant literatures and theoretical approaches and a series of principles for carrying out such analyses in the future.

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Evaluation of Finnfund: The Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd

Principles of socially-responsible investment

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