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Convenor of the Green Economy Coalition

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Oliver Greenfield is convenor of the Green Economy Coalition

January 26, 2023

What’s stopping small businesses going green? CashNet Zero
A labourer makes bricks in a kiln at Langolpota village in North 24 Parganas district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, November 26, 2019

Small businesses are the backbone of developing economies. According to the World Bank, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for at least 40% of GDP and create 7 in every 10 jobs in emerging economies.

These businesses have huge potential to drive development and catalyse national and global transitions to a fairer, green economy, but they can’t access the finance they need to grow.

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