Donor Committee for Enterprise Development

The DCED's Green Growth Working Group are looking for consultants / consultancies for two upcoming research pieces. Apply by sending a proposal to admin@enterprise-development.org by 9:00 GMT on 27 January 2025, and please share the opportunities with your networks. Terms of reference for both opportunities are available on our website: https://lnkd.in/dEnD7tQ 🌱 Opportunity 1: to produce a set of case studies on Enabling Policy Frameworks for Circular Economy with a focus on implications for small and medium enterprises in developing countries. 🌱 Opportunity 2: to produce a set of policy briefs on The Role of Trade and MSME Development to Drive a Just Transition, examining how recent trade-related green policies targeting the private sector can support MSMEs in developing countries to manage trade offs and deliver on the just transition.

We've just added a new resource to our Women's Economic Empowerment Knowledge Page from the Gender Scaling Financing Facility of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and LeFil Consulting. "Gender Mainstreaming: A powerful performance lever for both impact and business" provides before-and-after gender mainstreaming evidence from ~100 social entrepreneurs in Latin America with clear insights on how the business case for integrating gender considerations plays out in impact-oriented start ups. The full report and a short summary are available here ---> https://lnkd.in/dskZ2z5e And check out the WEE Knowledge Page for more resources on the economic and business case for WEE ---> https://lnkd.in/ejMbxvJ3 Jessica Graf Peter Beez Sarah Meibom

Our Market Systems Development knowledge platform, BEAM Exchange, have a webinar coming up! 📝 Market Transformation in Commodity Sectors: how do private sector development organisations catalyse change? 📆 Monday 9 December 🕑 14:00 CET / 16:00 EAT / 08:00 ET / 19:00 Bangladesh ➡️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e45Ra6V8 with Renske Aarnoudse, Lindi Hlanze Development Economist, Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar and Jodie Thorpe, from IDH, Gatsby Africa, Innovision Consulting and Institute of Development Studies.

What does it take for donor policies to affect (systemic) practice on the ground? This is a topic recently discussed at the #DCEDGlobalSeminar and one that is also closely examined by USAID's new PSE Policy Implementation Assessment: It shows that USAID’s 2019 PSE Policy has catalyzed a major cultural and operational transformation within the Agency while also highlighting actions that are still needed to advance PSE further. Access the full assessment or a brief executive summary and infographic via our PSE knowledge page here: https://lnkd.in/dGF_KJs Feed the Future Marketlinks

📢 Just published by our Market Systems Development knowledge platform, the BEAM Exchange! A short learning brief on MSD approaches to programming in fragile and conflict-affected situations by Karri Goeldner Byrne, with recommendations for how implementers & donors can work together and align short-term relief with long-term recovery goals. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eTD6GGxq #MSD #PSD BEAM Exchange Sida International Labour Organization USAID

We've just added a new resource to our website: Pathways to Growth: Gender-smart Business Actions that Work, from Value For Women Ltd., Acumen, LeFil Consulting and 60 Decibels. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dyF-t4xC This report shows how change towards gender inclusion can actually happen in practice, based on the collective experience of Acumen, Value for Women, and 60 Decibels. ➡ Part 1 offers a detailed account of Acumen's journey as a investor addressing gender inclusion internally and across its portfolio. ➡ Part 2 shares a set of case studies and actionable pathways for early-stage companies in emerging markets to take decisive action to improve gender equality. The cases draw from Value for Women and Acumen's experience in supporting more than 100 early-stage companies with technical assistance. ➡ Part 3 documents the undertaking of 60 Decibels, a global impact measurement company, in concert with Acumen and with support from Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, to develop tools to measure gender-based impact by surveying customers between 2020 and 2024. They are also holding two webinars to discuss the findings of the report. Register below: 📢 5 December at 11:00 CET: https://lnkd.in/dujextGx 📢 12 December at 16:00 CET: https://lnkd.in/dHGKKt8f

Some more insights into the #DCEDGlobalSeminar2024 session on Innovative pathways for SME financing: See the SME finance 'system map' for an accessible overview of current key issues and possible solutions that could be supported by donor agencies.

📢 The November edition of our newsletter has gone out to subscribers! Sign up to receive the next edition straight to your inbox ---> https://lnkd.in/e6NCSyfF Read this month's newsletter to learn about new publications, events and training in private sector development ---> https://lnkd.in/d_8qqsip

Curious to learn more about lessons, key issues and future priorities regarding systemic approaches for sustainable growth? Read our brief synthesis of discussions between donors and practitioners at the #DCEDGlobalSeminar2024: https://lnkd.in/eZKqSiiB

The DCED's Women's Economic Empowerment Working Group and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar! ✏ Women Entrepreneurs: Essential Actors in Climate Action  📆 Wednesday 23 October 2024 🕑 14:00 CEST  🗣 The webinar will be held in French with live English translation ➡ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAu86wAC This webinar will explore the pivotal role of women entrepreneurs in driving climate solutions, featuring two women leaders sharing their experiences spearheading grassroots climate solutions and discussing how donors can help scale the impact of women's organizations. Speakers include Ndèye Marie Rose, cooperative leader at the largest landfill in Dakar, Senegal, and Abidate Abdourahamane, biomass business owner in Comoros. The webinar will be moderated by Olola Vieyra-Mifsud, Ivory Coast Country Representative to the Global Green Growth Institute. The webinar is based on a series of five case studies from the DCED that challenge the dominant narrative portraying women as victims of climate change, instead depicting women as active agents of change. Read the inspiring case studies here: https://lnkd.in/e9yB_tnt #WEE #WomensEmpowerment #climateaction #webinar #grassroots #climatechange The Canopy Lab