Africa’s crucial role in fighting climate changeAn article published by the Financial Times noted that Africa is more central to the issues of climate change than almost anyone recognises. Today, with 1.4 billion people, Africa accounts for approximately 6 per cent of global carbon emissions. Going forward, the continent’s carbon emissions will rise dramatically under anyContinue reading “Newsletter 26-01-2023”
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Newsletter 30-01-2023
“Advanced” recycled material will be incorporated by Mars to pack KIND bars in Mars Incorporated announced it is packing its KIND snack bar utilising materials sourced from advanced recycling in order to reduce the amount of virgin plastics in its packaging portfolio. Thanks to a ‘closed loop’ collaboration with SABIC, Landbell, Plastic Energy, Taghleef, andContinue reading “Newsletter 30-01-2023”
One of Kenya’s oldest bottling companies gets funded for a clean energy upgrade
Sustainable energy developer Safi Power has completed a 400kWp rooftop solar PV installation at the Coastal Bottlers plant in Mombasa, helping the soft drinks bottler to transition one of its PET production lines to a cleaner and more affordable source of energy. The project, funded by Spark Energy Services (Spark), is expected to generate c.600MWh ofContinue reading “One of Kenya’s oldest bottling companies gets funded for a clean energy upgrade”
Evenpar newsletter 02-11-2022
Africa’s crucial role in fighting climate change An article published by the Financial Times noted that Africa is more central to the issues of climate change than almost anyone recognises. Today, with 1.4 billion people, Africa accounts for approximately 6 per cent of global carbon emissions. Going forward, the continent’s carbon emissions will rise dramatically underContinue reading “Evenpar newsletter 02-11-2022”
Impact report on Clean Water and Sanitation
Phenix Capital released their latest impact report on Water & Sanitation. Revealing that Private Equity is the asset class that has the greatest number of funds committed to Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), while funds targeting Public Equities have raised the most capital, 41 billion euros, for this SDG! The report emphasizes that solvingContinue reading “Impact report on Clean Water and Sanitation”
Newsletter 08-09-2022
Private Capital in AfricaAVCA published an article on key trends defining Africa’s private capital landscape. ”2021 saw an increasing number of climate-related fundraising, which we expect to be deployed over the next years to finance climate related solutions and projects. Not only does this illustrate the role private capital can play in supporting Africa’s pathway toContinue reading “Newsletter 08-09-2022”
Newsletter 13-7-2022
Site visitsIt is important to have boots on the ground and understand how the technology of partners and projects work on location and in real life. In June 2022, Caspar Slagboom went on two site visits in Naivasha: Tropical Power’s biogas installation and Sanivation’s fecal sludge to biomass fuel plant. It was a pleasure to see solid examplesContinue reading “Newsletter 13-7-2022”
Newsletter 06-05-2022
Winner ICFA cohortThe ICFA – International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) named Evenpar as a high-impact fund manager offering innovative solutions to climate change. The ICFA selected Evenpar to be a future leader in the climate finance program of the European Investment Bank. The ICFA has made a short video about the Evenpar Fund. Solar project cooperation In April 2022 Evenpar and a solar projectContinue reading “Newsletter 06-05-2022”
Africa’s rising cities
Article by the Washington post on how Africa will become the center of the world’s urban future – The washington post. Nov 2021 Read the full article.
Evenpar elected by International Climate Finance accelerator
We are proud to announce that Evenpar is elected by the International Climate Finance Accelerator as one of 5 high-potential impact fund managers to be supported during the 2021-2022 program. The ICFA is a public-private partnership set up in 2018 by 10 private entities of the Luxembourg financial sector as well as the Luxembourg MinistryContinue reading “Evenpar elected by International Climate Finance accelerator”
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