Smaller businesses lack the financing to be sustainable. Here's how we can help

Nov 8, 2017

Workers carry solar panels at a solar power plant in Anhui province, China

Research shows that companies make more money when they invest in sustainability. Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Natascha Beinker

Co-Chair G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) and Co-Chair GPFI SME Finance Subgroup, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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Lack of financing undermines participation in global value chains. Image: Source: Reproduced from Cusolito, Safadi, and Taglioni (2016).

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