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…

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 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…

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 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…

  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…