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A platform of resources for impact-driven organizations to assess and improve their social and environmental performance. Find the right tool for your needs, whether you are an expert or a novice in social and environmental performance management. SPI Online offers tools for ESG risk management, reporting, responsible investment selection, social audit, and client protection certification….

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About Cerise+SPTF

Cerise+SPTF is a joint venture between two of the global leaders in social and environmental performance management. Founded in 2005, the Social Performance Task Force, or SPTF, developed, and regularly updates, the Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management (the Universal Standards). First issued in 2012, the Universal Standards, like all SPTF’s efforts, guide…

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How to avoid overestimating SPI scores?

Best practices for quality results. To carry out a qualitative social and environmental performance audit, having some good reflexes can make a difference. Objective analysis is key to ensuring a good quality audit and properly supporting financial service providers (FSPs) in assessing and improving their practices. It is indeed very common to have a tendency to…

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Finish your audits on SPI Online

Exceptional communication for SPI Online users   As you probably know, the new version of SPI Online fully aligned with Universal Standards 3.0, will be available soon. The new SPI platform will be officially launched in early 2023. This is an exceptional communication to avoid any risk of data loss in the transition phase to…

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Environmental Performance Management in practice #4

See all of our articles in this series! Article #1 – The experience of Assilassimé Solidarité, in Togo Article #2 – The experience of UBTEC, in Burkina Faso Article #3 – The experience of ENDA Tamweel, in Tunisia — The experience of CRECER IFD in Bolivia In February 2022, Cerise+SPTF released the updated Universal Standards….

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