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27 June 2020
Partner Event

Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

Recognizing the importance of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, the UN decided to declare 27 June as a day to raise public awareness of their contribution to economies and sustainable development.
May 2016

Behave and Save? Behaviour, Energy Efficiency and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Uganda

Energy Research and Social Science (Elsevier)

This paper analyses the role of behavioural factors for the energy management of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Sub-Sahara Africa for the first time.

Financing Energy Efficiency at Small, Medium Enterprises

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

The objective of the Financing Energy Efficiency at Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Project for India is to increase demand for energy efficiency investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial finance.

February 2008

IIED Small and Medium Forest Enterprise Series No. 23: Supporting Small Forest Enterprises: A Cross-Sectoral Review of Best Practice

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

This report reviews the growing consensus on best practice in small enterprise support, both within and outside the forest sector.

November 2010

Enterprise-Level Indicators for Resource Productivity and Pollution Intensity: A Primer for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

This guide provides a core set of enterprise level resource productivity and pollution intensity indicators.

December 2015

Adapting From the Ground Up: Enabling small businesses in developing countries to adapt to climate change

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Resources Institute (WRI)
This report proposes a step-by-step framework for addressing the needs of small businesses in adapting to climate change. It discusses the factors driving micro and small enterprises (MSEs) to invest in adaptation, the breadth of barriers that they face, and interventions that policymakers can implement to address these barriers. It also includes detailed case studies on Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Tajikistan, and Nicaragua.
May 2020

Can Development Results Last a Decade? A Sustainability Assessment of an ILO Enterprise Development Project in Sri Lanka

International Labour Organization (ILO)
This paper summarises the findings and lessons from an assessment into selected outcomes of the ILO Enter-Growth project in Sri Lanka—a micro- and small- enterprise development project principally working in agriculture sectors—ten years after it closed.

Financing Energy Efficiency at SMEs

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

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The objective of the Financing Energy Efficiency at Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Project for India is to increase demand for energy efficiency investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial finance.

28 May 2020

Small matters more now than ever before

Dragan Radic
Worldwide, millions of small business jobs have been lost because of the COVID-19 crisis.
June 2017

Mobilizing Sustainable Finance for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Reviewing Experience and Identifying Options in the G7

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The report Mobilizing Sustainable Finance for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Reviewing Experience and Identifying Options in the G7 takes stock of existing activities in G7 countries, identifies a range of emerging lessons and suggests possible next steps for action by G7 countries.

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