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Lessons from navigating the Voluntary Carbon Markets in 2024 The scale of the climate finance opportunity and need are clear. While Clarmondial prioritizes working with companies to increase action within their value chains, we also recognize the importance of Beyond Value Chain Mitigation (BVCM). This is why we participated in the development of SBTi’s […]
Catalyzing impact investments in the Mt Kenya landscape
In preparation for the launch of the Biosphere Integrity Fund, Clarmondial is pleased to announce an agreement to execute a pilot investment in the Mount Kenya landscape. This builds on Clarmondial’s local presence, and the foundational work done by Rainforest Alliance Kenya under the Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscapes and Livelihoods (MSuLLi) Program, funded by the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Financing the transition to regenerative agriculture in the EU
Supported by the MAVA Foundation, Clarmondial published a report on financing the transition to regenerative agriculture in the European Union. The report is available here. Executive Summary This report reviews the need for additional financing to support the transition to regenerative agriculture in the European Union (EU). Covering two-fifths of Europe’s land area, agriculture is […]
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 […]
Food Securities Fund achieves positive impact
In its first annual impact report, investors and partners were informed about the impact achieved by the Food Securities Fund in the year ending December 2021. The Fund’s borrowers employed close to 700 staff and supported rural livelihoods by purchasing agricultural commodities from ca. 40’000 smallholder farmers, thereof 40% women. These farmers manage more than […]
Clarmondial celebrates selection to ImpactAssets 50
On 15 March 2022, ImpactAssets released the ImpactAssets 50, the most recognized annual database for impact investors, family offices, corporate and family foundations and institutional investors that features a diversified listing of private capital fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. As an investment adviser to the Food Securities Fund, […]