Capturing value

So what can impede the IFC's ability to fulfill its mission of promoting sustainable private sector investment in emerging markets? Well sometimes it's a case of too much paperwork - see the Doing Business website for details. And in other cases, it's the lack of paperwork - particularly of the insightful, analytical variety.

With that in mind, IFC has launched a competition to provide investors in emerging market equities with better research on companies’ social and environmental performance. The Capturing Value program will provide grants of up to $500,000 for organizations who can meet this challenge. Entries due by June 30, 2006.