Resources on social finance

  1. Event

    Just Transition Finance: Pathways for banking and insurance

    During this webinar, speakers presented key recommendations from the report 'Just Transition Finance: Pathways for Banking and Insurance', highlighted examples of what pioneering banks and insurance companies are already doing, and discussed the challenges and the way forward towards a just transition.

  2. Press release

    ILO and Shabelle Bank pilot innovative product for financial inclusion of hosts and forcibly displaced in Ethiopia

    06 February 2024

  3. News

    New employment opportunities for laid-off workers on digital entrepreneurship

    25 January 2024

    ILO digital entrepreneurship training, jointly conducted with Evermos, a social commerce reseller platform, not only provides new digital skills, but also opens a new, inclusive employment opportunity.

  4. International Day of Banks

    Banks and insurers can play major role in creating just climate transition – new report says

    04 December 2023

    Private sector banks and insurers have a key role to play in promoting a just transition, according to a new ILO/UNEP report - published ahead of the International Day of Banks - that also offers guidance on practical strategies and actions.

  5. © CNBC Indonesia/Edward Ricardo 2024

    Press release

    A joint study of ILO and OJK reveals the urgent need for digital transformation in rural banks

    10 August 2023

    The ILO and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) launch key findings of their latest study revealing opportunities, challenges and gaps in the development and adaption of digital financial services in banking sector. The key findings support the acceleration of digital financial services for rural bank and sharia rural bank (BPR/BPRS) to better serve the SMEs.

  6. Press release

    Governor of West Java supports ILO’s financial inclusion and SMEs development

    06 June 2023

    The Governor of West Java greatly welcomes the delegation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to further strengthen collaborations on financial inclusion and the development of SMEs in Province of West Java.

  7. Video

    Encouraging the use of digital technology to increase SME financial access

    02 March 2023

    This video introduces the PROMISE II IMPACT project that aims to strengthen the enabling environment to drive a more inclusive financial sector for SMEs, generating post-pandemic economic growth and employment opportunities.