Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
Background
The Impact Investment Readiness in Indonesia (IIRI) program is a five-year initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) to strengthen Indonesia’s gender-responsive and climate-smart impact investing ecosystem, with a focus on unlocking private capital for women-owned, women-led, and women-benefitting MSMEs (WMSMEs) in underserved and outer-island provinces. As a foundational activity, IIX is conducting a Market Landscape Study to assess the WMSME financing landscape, sectoral opportunities, capital readiness, and ecosystem conditions beyond major urban hubs, informing province prioritization and tailored interventions for 2025-2030. Complementary analyses, including a Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) and an Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS), will examine structural gender barriers, climate-related risks, and opportunities to support inclusive, climate-aligned capital deployment.
About Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) is a pioneer in impact investing, dedicated to reshaping finance for sustainable development. Over the past 15+ years, IIX has built the sustainable investing market through:
- Capital Mobilization – Including the Women's Livelihood Bond™ Series (7 listed bonds and growing).
- Enterprise Technical Assistance – Supporting impact enterprises across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
- Data & Impact Measurement – Leveraging IIX Values™, an impact verification tech solution.
- Global Advocacy & Innovation – Driving gender equality and climate action in financial markets through initiatives like the Orange Movement™.
Our Impact
- Mobilized nearly $500M in private-sector capital
- Positively impacted over 160 million lives
- Avoided over 1.9 million metric tons of carbon
- Collected over 90,000+ data points on sustainable MSMEs
In 2024, IIX launched IIX Intelligence™, a global data hub evaluating gender diversity, ESG, and climate action among MSMEs. Our work has earned recognition from the Oslo Business for Peace Award and the UN Global Climate Action Award.
Purpose of EOI
IIX invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified firms or organizations to partner with IIX to support the data collection of the Market Landscape Study, which will include gender and climate considerations using Global Affairs Canada’s Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) assessment and Environmental Sustainability Strategy frameworks where relevant.
This EOI is intended to:
- Identify capable firms/organizations with strong field research capacity in Indonesia
- Assess experience in gender-sensitive data collection
- Understand operational approaches and indicative cost ranges
- Shortlist firms for a subsequent selection or RFP process
