The inclusion of environmental criteria in microfinance products to promote sustainable activities, access to clean or more efficient use of energy or to reduce climatic and environmental risk for lowincome households or microenterprises (i.e., green microfinance)-is a dynamic and growing market in LAC, with existing and forthcoming opportunities. However, client outreach, clear strategies and institutional buy-in are still limited. Better coordination and appropriate tools, products and strategies need to be developed to achieve the potential of a very promising green microfinance sector in LAC. 3 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ legalcode) and may be reproduced with attribution to the IDB and for any non-commercial purpose. No derivative work is allowed.Any dispute related to the use of the works of the IDB that cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB's name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of IDB's logo shall be subject to a separate written license agreement between the IDB and the user and is not authorized as part of this CC-IGO license.