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voluntary savings accounts
Deposit or savings accounts held by clients in a financial institution (e.g., a microfinance institution) on a voluntary basis (i.e., clients are not required to maintain the accounts to access loans [..]
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peri-urban
The areas immediately adjoining urban areas. Such areas are found outside formal urban boundaries and urban jurisdictions which are in a process of urbanization and which therefore progressively assum [..]
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active clients
Individuals, groups, or organizations that are active users of the organization's services. For example, active financial services clients may include those with active credit or savings accounts [..]
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affordable housing
Housing for which the associated financial costs are at a level that does not threaten or compromise the occupants' enjoyment of other human rights and basic needs and that represents a reasonabl [..]
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agricultural land
Agricultural Land may be defined broadly as land used primarily for production of food and fiber. Agricultural land subcategories identified in the Anderson Land Classification system include cropland [..]
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assets
A resource controlled by an entity as a result of past events; and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity. Anything tangible or intangible that is capable of being owne [..]
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barren land
Barren land is land of limited ability to support life and in which less than one-third of the area has vegetation or other cover. In general, it is an area of thin soil, sand, or rocks. Vegetation, i [..]
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beneficiaries
Individuals for which the organization intends to provide opportunities through consumption, production, or distribution of its products or services.
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benefit corporation
Benefit Corporations are a new class of corporation that:1) Creates a material positive impact on society and the environment;2) Expands fiduciary duty to require consideration of non-financial intere [..]
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biodegradable
Capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
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