Date post: | 04-Jan-2016 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | kibo-morrison |
View: | 27 times |
Download: | 0 times |
Using Social Performance Management for Managing
Institutional risks
Sa-DhanTERI
Insititutional Risks for MFIs
Reputation Risk
“The worth of reputation is not realized till it is lost”
Mission Drift
“Walking the talk”
Reputation Risk is…
Risk associated with the perception that different, influential people (- stakeholders) have of a company and its ability to perform the services it offers.
Stake holders include – shareholders, staff, clients,
suppliers, competitors and regulators…
By Bob Kniep and Ulrich Binninger
Reputation is
A long term issue An emotional association of the stakeholders
to the institution Implementation of institution’s adopted values Putting in place best practice arrangements –
governance, health, safety, policies, code of ethics, grievance redressal….
Sources of Reputation Risk
Un-ethical behavior Disgruntled Employees Dis-satisfied customers Unhappy Suppliers (e.g. wholesale lenders) Non-compliance Event driven influence (fraud, fire, law suit…)
Symptoms of Reputation Risk
High Staff turnover High Client Drop out High Portfolio at risk Lawsuits Poor feedback mechanisms from
stakeholders Police case Fraud
Symptoms of Reputation Risk
Breach of contract with suppliers or no renewal of services
Ineffective communication between line staff and management
Problems with unions Poor external rating Lack of evidence on claims made through
annual reports, external communication….
Mission is what an institution stands for and
describes the purpose or reason for the existence of the MFI.
provides the strategic orientation for the MFI. communicates to stakeholders where the
MFI is going
It tells us ….. the MFI’s contribution and commitment to its
stakeholders
Key questions derived from Mission
Who are your clients? Are you meeting their needs in line with their
capacities while being socially responsible? Are you making the desired change in their
lives? And finally are you functioning in line with
accepted social values?
Mission drift is
Taking a path not intended in the mission
And could cause dissonance within and outside the MFI
Meaning not following the “script” and could affect “reputation”
Mitigating Risks
Using Social Performance Management
What is social? – health, education, non- financial services…..
Social Performance is
Translating your Organisation’s mission into practice in line with accepted social values
Social Performance Task Force
Social values in mf relate to
reaching larger numbers of poor/excluded people; supporting enterprises and employment; creating benefits for clients and their
households; being socially responsible Promoting gender equity
Social responsibility relates to
Clients Staff Community Environment
Social Performance Management is
The process of translating mission and values into practice, including setting social objectives, tracking their achievement, and using information to align systems and improve practice
Context of MF industry
Increasingly commercial approach to microfinance
Professionalization of the sector Are MFIs professional set of “moneylenders Focus on Social Performance:
Has it been lost? Is it taken for granted/ assumed? Is there “mission drift”?
M-Cril Data on social performance – Reaching the unreached
Data from 12 MFIs
% of recent client households:
Range (%) Avg (%) All India population*
(%)
< $1/day at PPP 13 - 68 30 39
SC/ST 15 - 57 33 25
With savings in bank or post office
19 - 39 26 36
With bank loan in previous 3 years
2 - 21 12
With client in other MFI or SHG
2 - 13 6
M-CRIL data on Client Awareness
% who know: Range (%) Avg (%)
Notional interest on credit and repayment instalments
60 - 98 78
Interest on savings deposits 55 - 91 77
More details of costs (EIR, declining interest, break-up of loan fees)
31 - 90 52
Details of loan insurance 30 - 89 49
M-CRIL data on Gender related indicators
% of recent women clients: Range (%) Avg (%)
Have completed primary school or above
14 - 63 35
Are women heads of households with no adult male earner
3 - 10 4
Manage credit supported enterprise:
Yes – by herself 12 -72 22
Yes – jointly with husband/son 25 - 44 40
No – husband/son manages (loan pass)
3 - 45 38
Social Performance Pathway
2.2b
2.2c
Social Performance Pathway:
Strategy and Operations
2.2d
Social Performance Pathway
Learning Points Social Performance is defined in terms of both processes and results
Translating mission into practice is a deliberate and intentional process
Serving target clients and desired change in the lives of clients is the end result of this process, it is not automatic
2.3a
1. Developing social goals and objectives
2. Monitoring and assessment from a social perspective
3. Aligning systems and improving operations
Just like we manage financial performance…..
Social Performance
Management Components
Using SPM to mitigate risk requires
Tone from the top Profiling clients- knowing who you are
serving - PPI Market Research to identify their
requirements Communication strategy for stakeholders
especially clients – transparency about EIR ... Code of conduct for staff
How SP differ from Impact Assessment?
Social Performance pathway
• Deliberate management process focused on improving impact.
It is an ongoing process aligning all the organisational systems for achieving social objectives.
Existence of SP processes can be good predictor for impact.
Impact assessment• change that can be
attributed to the intervention
Costly, complex, post facto research exercise
Focus on proving impactResults are often disputed
on account of attribution problem
Using SPM to mitigate Risks
Sensitive HR policies Effective Feedback mechanism from staff,
client Grievance redressal mechanism for staff Tracking who leaves and why Appropriate loan collection practices Reporting on social performance Using Internal audit to ensure adherence
Finally….
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear
By Socrates