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, […]
« Food Securities Fund » investit en Afrique de l’Ouest
Le fonds « Food Securities Fund », initié par Clarmondial, a décaissé un prêt à une entreprise opérant en Afrique de l’Ouest, son premier investissement dans la région. L’emprunteur est engagé dans la mise en œuvre de pratiques agricoles durables et intelligentes face au climat dans une zone rurale sèche de la région de la […]
Food Securities Fund invests in West Africa
The Food Securities Fund, advised by Clarmondial, disbursed a loan to a company operating across West Africa, its first investment in the region. The borrower supports the implementation of organic, climate smart practices in a dry rural area in the ECOWAS region. The loan will enable the borrower to expand its organic certified sourcing to […]
Food Securities Fund starts operations, makes first investment
Highlights: On 02 March 2021, the Food Securities Fund successfully started operations. Its first investment, disbursed on 08 March 2021, supports coffee production in East Africa, reaching almost 4’000 smallholder farmers operating in agroforestry systems, utilizing organic and regenerative practices. The Food Securities Fund provides working capital loans to sustainable agriculture companies in emerging and developing […]
Mobilizing additional financial resources for nutrition
Clarmondial has been invited to advise the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) on how to mobilize additional financial resources for nutrition. This new report focuses primarily on the mobilization of additional finance from the private sector. It explains what “nutrition finance” is, where and by whom financing is needed for nutrition, how additional financing can be […]