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 […]