Food Securities Fund’s first investment in Latin America, plus another successful renewal in a Least Developed Country
Clarmondial is pleased to announce the first Food Securities Fund transaction in Latin America, in addition to a recent loan renewal in a Least Developed Country (LDC) in Africa. The latest borrower in Latin America sources cocoa from several thousand farmers, predominantly smallholders, who operate in a biodiversity hotspot. The borrower is committed to supporting […]
The impact of record-high cocoa prices on smallholder farmers and the implications for supply chain finance supporting regenerative agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire
As a follow-up to the webinar we organized with the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa as a part of their Cocoa Tertulia series on financing the transition to regenerative agriculture practices, we reflect on the impact of rising cocoa prices on the Ivorian supply chain, and implications for smallholder farmers, exporters and processors. Côte d’Ivoire […]
Three thoughts from Davos: applying AI, bridging the nature finance gap, and de-carbonizing supply chains.
The 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos centered on the theme of “Rebuilding Trust” amid escalating global risks in areas such as AI, security and nature. There was a pressing call for redirecting capital flows to support a just and nature-positive transition. In this post, Clarmondial’s Tanja Havemann and Julia Langenegger share three reflections […]
Clarmondial 2H 2023 update
It has been an exciting and eventful 2023. We extend a big thank you to all our valued partners and colleagues for the continued support as Clarmondial reached some important milestones. As we look towards 2024, we want to highlight three key take-aways from the past year: 1. Sound operations are critical to delivering environmental […]
Year 2 progress: Food Securities Fund attracts new investors, grows its portfolio
The second-year impact report of the Food Securities Fund was approved by the fund investors on Friday, alongside the 2022 audited accounts. This report demonstrates Clarmondial’s and the Food Securities Fund’s continued progress and commitment to mobilizing private capital for sustainable value chains and landscapes in emerging and developing markets. The report includes the Article […]
Food Securities Fund starts second cycle of loans to two agriculture companies
Clarmondial advised the Food Securities Fund on the renewal of two working capital loans to agriculture companies in East and West Africa, following the successful repayment of their first loan cycles. The financing enables borrowers to support smallholder farmers in the implementation of sustainable practices and provide access to markets for their products. Both loans […]
Ocean Stewardship Fund halfway to funding goal
Clarmondial has been supporting the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on the development of the Ocean Stewardship Fund to support fisheries in transition to sustainable management practices. In addition to advice on structuring and the mobilisation of resources, Clarmondial has designed the fund’s Loan Guarantee Facility to unlock financing that complements the Ocean Stewardship Fund’s existing […]
Clarmondial selected by USAID to develop new fund
In a recent speech at COP26, US President Biden highlighted the role of agriculture and forests, and the need to mobilize additional private finance towards climate mitigation and adaptation. The White House announced plans to (i) incentivize forest and ecosystem conservation and forest landscape restoration, and to (ii) catalyze private sector investment, finance, and action […]
It’s time to walk the talk
With New York Climate Week still resonating, the environmental finance community is already focusing on the upcoming climate and biodiversity meetings – including UNFCCC’s COP27 in Egypt in November and CBD’s COP15 in Montréal in December. These seem particularly significant due to the realization that the global community faces a polycrisis: multiple crises in multiple […]
Clarmondial announces development of the Biosphere Integrity Fund
Clarmondial is pleased to announce that it is developing the Biosphere Integrity Fund (Biosphere), an investment fund to originate, finance and scale businesses that respond to the combined challenges of catastrophic biodiversity loss, rapid climate change, and loss of ecosystem goods and services, and locally led development. In addition to financing businesses with more traditional […]