Partnering to promote green & climate bonds
Last week, Clarmondial became a partner to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). With issuances up by ca. 25% from 2012 to 2013, and high rates of over-subscriptions, ‘green bonds’ and ‘climate bonds’ are taking off. This year has also seen the official launch of the voluntary Green Bond Principles (GBP) by a group of major […]
Investing in Agriculture: Jumping Kuznets’ Curve
By Tanja Havemann As a sector, agriculture has increasingly been in the spotlight since the 2008 commodity price spikes[i]. There are many reasons for this increasing interest, not least because global populations are increasing[ii], the rise in urbanisation[iii], change in diets[iv], and limited supply of agricultural land[v]. Added to this, the production goal posts are […]
Joining the Swiss Bluetec Bridge Selection Committee
By Naomi Rosenthal I’m excited to announce that I will be joining the Swiss Bluetec Bridge Selection Committee! Swiss Bluetec Bridge is a platform developed by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) that provides financial contributions and know-how for improved drinking water around the world.
The Zürich Natural Capital Roundtable
On the evening of the 15th of January 2014, in Zürich, Clarmondial hosted its first event: The Natural Capital Roundtable. This event was intended to initiate dialogue on Natural Capital within the Swiss financial services industry, and to foster collaboration between interested stakeholders. The event also coincided with Clarmondial being designated a Natural Capital Declaration […]
Clarmondial to host Natural Capital event in Zürich
On the 15th of January 2014, Clarmondial will host its first event in Zürich to discuss why and how financial institutions are becoming more aware of risks and opportunities associated with natural capital. The event will feature speakers from UNEP-FI, Swiss Re, Credit Suisse and the Swiss Government.
Social Impact Bonds: An Overview
By Fred Werneck & Tanja Havemann In this article we provide a short description on Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), which are being explored as a new avenue for financing social goods. We first provide a short background to financial instruments and bonds, then describe SIBs and consider their role in promoting social goods. This is […]
Stories from the informal economy: Maputo’s women market traders
By Kirstine Kjær Pedersen & Tanja Havemann We met over juice in Maputo through a common friend and, less than five minutes after first saying “hello”, had launched into an animated discussion about local livelihoods, entrepreneurship, cash flow management, credit and savings and growth in household incomes. Kirstine Kjær Pedersen is studying anthropology, and has […]
Clarmondial joins ASrIA
Clarmondial has joined the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia. Founded in 2001, ASrIA is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to promoting sustainable finance and responsible investment (SRI) across the Asia Pacific. It aims to build momentum for sustainable finance in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond – through building market capacity within the […]
Offsetting our carbon footprint
A confession from Tanja: after more than 10 years in the industry, I had never directly, as an individual, purchased a carbon credit! I could go into all sorts of justifications for why I didn’t feel like I had to, or why only now, but that sort of mea culpa and diatribe on awakening about […]