Clarmondial is supporting Bioversity International on the design and structuring of financial instruments based on the Agrobiodiversity Index1. By linking scientific research to risk assessment tools and funding mechanisms, investors can catalyze change at scale and shift global markets towards resilient agricultural systems. Supply chains based on a single genetic variety may not deliver the…

Building on its track record in environmental finance, Clarmondial has joined the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC). This coalition, which includes Credit Suisse, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Cornell University, plans to develop new investment models and funding pipelines that help close the current conservation…

  PRESS RELEASE Luxembourg, 22 November 2016 (PDF version available here) Clarmondial AG partners with Duff & Phelps (Luxembourg) Management Company S.A.R.L., Pictet Asset Services and Allen & Overy to launch a new fund that supports responsible agricultural practices in emerging markets. Building on its work with leading global corporates and strategic investors, the Swiss-based investment…

Over the past 12 months, Clarmondial has worked on a number of mandates to assess opportunities for environmental finance in collaboration with companies, tied to themes of conservation, Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), agroforestry and climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience, among others. We spoke with investors, donors and corporates (including some who have partnerships with…

During the first four years of Clarmondial, most of our work was focused on advising investors, from family offices and fund managers to companies and foundations, on their deal sourcing, due diligence and management. Gradually, and especially from late 2013, we switched our attention to working with project developers and companies. The main reason for…

We are pleased to announce that we are co-hosting the following event: London, 22nd October, Roundtable on Climate Bonds Standard for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Investment Roundtable for asset owners and managers, prospective issuers and underwriters The Climate Bonds Initiative, Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) and Swiss based Clarmondial invite you to a Roundtable on investment opportunities in Agriculture,…

There are a number of exciting developments brewing. However I wanted to highlight two initiatives that we have been involved with that were announced in the past 2 weeks.   Launch of the Climate Bonds AFOLU Guidance public consultation We’ve been pleased to be leading the development of sector-specific guidance for the Agriculture, Forestry and…

Tanja Havemann Below is my speech from the plenary on “Financing Climate Smart Agriculture”, given at the Global Innovations in Agriculture in Abu Dhabi (March 2015).  I’m excited to be here and to share my thoughts about financing climate smart agriculture. In particular I’m keen to have an opportunity to discuss specifics: specific contexts and…

This is a longer version of an article that appeared in the Swiss Development Cooperation newsletter. The authors are Tanja Havemann, Rory Nightingale (Sasumua Holdings, Tanzania), Pete Veal (Syngenta, Switzerland) and Michael Cordes (Institute of Market Agents – IMASA, South Africa). The authors represent EAFM, which is seeking complementary regional partners and supporters, in particular fresh produce…

Our previous post on greening rural financial services has received a lot of positive feedback. We are working on a sequel, which will examine some specific case studies and attempt to draw some conclusions on potential lessons and best practices. In the meantime, we have been asked to send a call out to our network…