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Predatory Lending: Is it worth your interest?

What would happen in a world where the interest rate on borrowings is 60% per annum? Predatory lending often inhibits the growth and cash flows of the poor, strangling them with a lifetime of debt.

Impact Assessment

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of a Mumbai-based bank wanted to understand the impact of its programme.

Open Data for Measuring Water Risk and the Role of Citizen Science

Measuring water risk requires multidimensional, geospatial data which is a combination of hydrogeological, socio-cultural, administrative and economic indicators and collected at an adequate temporal frequency. At present, in India, this data is not collected at a resolution high enough to be meaningful for micro-level planning of water conservation initiatives, or

Social Procurement

Social procurement is emerging as a significant pathway for companies to meet their sustainability goals while creating social value.

Reimagining how India’s MSMEs access credit

Traditional lending methods prevent micro-enterprises from accessing credit to grow their operations. Here’s how OCEN, an open credit framework, can help India’s MSME sector address this challenge.

Navigating Regulatory Rapids of the ESG Landscape

Now, more than ever, the resilience and growth of businesses depend on the proactive actions taken by their leadership to address ESG risks and seize opportunities arising from them. However, a key challenge that they face is understanding and navigating the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. The global business landscape is

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