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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
More...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…
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