Shared responsAbility? Swiss impact asset manager responsAbility invests in emerging markets and focuses on investing in financial inclusion, climate finance, and sustainable food. 

Now, they’ve just received a $239M private equity fund investment mandate!

• They received the $$$ from Stella Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH, the investment entity of the Heinz Herman Thiele Family Foundation and Julia-Thiele Schürhoff.

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🌍 Where the $$$ goes

The strategy will deploy long-term investments in growth oriented companies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 

• They’ll focus on deploying in regions where there is a great opportunity to create impact and close critical funding gaps.
• They’ll do this by backing companies that support job creation and provide goods and essential services. 

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💵 Money moves

Earlier this January, responsAbility bumped the size of their Asia Climate Strategy to $460M. 

• The strategy will bring capital into renewable energy, battery storage, efficiency and e-mobility across South and Southeast Asia. 

Some more detail. The latest commitments came from Anthos Fund and Asset Management, Calvert Impact Capital, and the International Finance Corporation.