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P R O P A R C O - SUS TAINABLE DE VELOPMENT REPORT
Our operating methods To provide greater support to private stakeholders toward more sustainable and inclusive development, Proparco is strengthening its own evaluation and impact measurement practices and is developing ever more effective support tools.
Measuring and analyzing project impacts As a development financial institution and for the purpose of accountability, Proparco eva-
An impact measurement integrated into the project cycle
luates and reports on the impact of its action through an approach which measures the results
Proparco’s framework for measuring results and
and impacts of its action. For this, Proparco
impacts is integrated into the different stages
has been constantly developing, adapting and
of the project cycle in order to help determine
strengthening its tools and procedures since
the results and impacts of Proparco’s financing,
2006, in line with international practices and
notably with regard to the three main strategic
its strategy.
objectives (see page 7).
The measuring of results and impacts aims to:
The expected impacts of each project are assessed
assist financing decisions by assessing, during
with regard to quantitative and qualitative
project examination, the expected impacts on
indicators obtained via project studies and dis-
sustainable development;
cussions with clients. The indicators, gathered
strengthen the impact of projects by identifying the drivers making it possible;
in a data base, produce an aggregated score which in theory allows the impacts of projects
act in helping to develop Proparco’s strategies;
to be compared with each other. The ex ante
improve knowledge and capitalize on know-how.
analysis of impacts, carried out by the Impact
