Blue Earth Capital AG

💡Our Head of Private Credit Amy Wang recently shared her views on sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) with New Private Markets. By linking clear and measurable sustainability targets to financial incentives – such as basis point reductions on the overall cost of a loan if targets are met – SLLs can work as a catalyst to ensure that companies reach their full impact potential whilst meeting capital requirements. As Amy notes, SLLs tied to certain widely recognized indexes can also be connected to a company's commercial success – creating dual incentives for a company to pursue established targets.   Read more on the growth of impact-related credit structures in the full piece. You can find the link in the comments!   #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

We were delighted to see Nicolas Muller speak on the panel “Impact Investing - Value Creation” about the importance of private market impact investments at the 20th SECA Conference in Zurich on Wednesday. Alongside Uli Grabenwarter and Andreas M. Rickert, Nicolas discussed investment opportunities, and the role of public institutions in catalyzing private capital globally. BlueEarth’s partnerships with local GPs is are crucial to accessing impactful companies without deprioritizing financial performance, especially in emerging markets. We look back on a great event with many enriching conversations and are glad to see the ongoing momentum in the impact space.   We want to thank SECA - Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association for the organization and look forward to the next conferences! #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #sustainablefinance #conference #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

🌍 “We want to be the most respected impact management firm globally”. New Private Markets recently spoke with BlueEarth’s founder, Urs Wietlisbach, and our management team to discuss what makes the firm different in the market - and how it is growing while delivering total impact. Read the full insights, featuring commentary from Kayode Akinola, Amy Wang, and Nicolas Muller on how this impact-first approach drives the investment approach, including: 📌 Use of secondary transactions to encourage investment in emerging market impact funds 📌 Strategies across equity, credit, and funds, giving investors options across all asset classes 📌 Owned by a foundation to ensure impact is embedded in the architecture of the company Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dk4dbPTE   #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

We are delighted to announce that Paul Tregidgo has joined our Credit Investment Committee at Blue Earth Capital. Paul is former Vice Chair - Debt Capital Markets of Credit Suisse. His 32-year career in the firm’s international capital markets business spanned senior origination and management roles, with a particular focus on emerging markets. Paul is now engaged at the intersection of impact finance, capital markets and fintech. He is Chair at Tomorrow Capital, Senior Partner at Ezra Climate and Advisor to impact focused investors including Blue Haven Initiative, Zeal Capital and Resilience VC. Paul has served on the Board of Accion, a global non profit committed to financial inclusion, and was Chair of the Advisory Council of the Center for Financial Inclusion. Paul obtained his law degree from Downing College, University of Cambridge and then practiced international financial law in London and Hong Kong. We are confident that Paul's expertise and passion for impact finance will significantly contribute to our mission. Please join us in welcoming Paul to the BlueEarth team! #ImpactInvesting #PrivateCredit #SocialImpact

How do leading impact investors work to ensure their impact will be sustained, and even grow, after they have exited an investment? Episode 4 of our webinar series with British International Investment addressed this important and still emerging topic in impact management through an engaging and informative conversation on "Sustaining and Scaling Impact through Exits: Learnings and Innovations," featuring senior industry leaders from BII, Blue Earth Capital AG, Franklin Templeton Social Infrastructure Fund, and Omnivore. 📽 Click here to view the full recording of the webinar: https://lnkd.in/eNqN347V As described in Principle 7 of the Impact Principles, considering the effect of the timing, structure, and process of exits on the sustainability of an investment’s impact is essential to rigorous impact practice. Our panelists helped shed light on this important topic by discussing the guiding principles shaping their approaches to responsible exits and concrete steps investors can take to prepare for, structure, and manage exits to promote sustained impact with examples across asset classes and for investors in both developed and developing markets. We also explored new developments, innovation, and learning related to exits and considered potential solutions to market gaps around responsible exits, including impact secondaries for private equity in emerging markets and right of first offer in infrastructure investments that focus on impact-aligned buyers to help sustain and scale impact. Feel free to share your thoughts and examples for investors seeking to strengthen their approach to sustainable exits in the comments! #ImpactPrinciples #IMM #ImpactInvesting Joohee Rand, Nicolas Muller, Maria Smith, John Levy, Mark Kahn, Jay Shah, Rob Davies

We’re pleased to release our 2023 Annual Impact Report, detailing the progress and achievements of BlueEarth and our investments in helping to address the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.   In 2023, BlueEarth’s investees have supported over 46 million individuals across financial inclusion, agriculture, healthcare, and education, of which over 1 million can be attributed to the capital that BlueEarth has provided. Meanwhile, the firm’s deployment to innovative climate solutions continues to scale rapidly across all investment strategies.   We remain committed to our core goal of delivering measurable impact at scale on social and environmental issues and continue to support organizations and businesses that seek to further these causes globally.   To find out more about our work in delivering end to end impact, read our 2023 Impact Report by following this link: https://lnkd.in/dXtSQ44K   #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

We are pleased to announce that Nicolas Muller, our Head of Private Equity Partnerships, will speak at the SuperReturn Emerging Markets’ Summit in Amsterdam next Monday, 24 June.   Organized by Informa Connect, the three-day Summit will provide a unique opportunity for investors, private capital leaders, and decision-makers to discuss opportunities in sustainable investing, tech, and VC in emerging markets.   Nicolas will be part of the panel “2024 LP allocation strategies: a peek behind the scenes”, alongside other industry leaders. Panellists will discuss the role of investors in solving local challenges while assessing the risk and potential returns of investments in emerging markets.   If you are also going to be at the conference and would like to meet Nicolas, don’t hesitate to reach out to him.   #SREM #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact 

🌍 Blue Earth Capital is delighted to announce its partnership with Samunnati, a non-banking finance company that provides agri-finance and agri-commerce solutions to underserved farmer collectives and agricultural enterprises in India. Broad and deep impact is embedded in Samunnati’s core businesses, which gives its clientele timely access to agricultural inputs, working capital, and cultivation assistance, as well as suitable buyers. It also provides non-financial support to its clients, such as training on capacity building, financial literacy, and sustainable farming practices, enabling smallholder farmers to improve the economics and sustainability of their businesses. We look forward to working with Samunnati to support India’s agriculture sector. Find out more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/d2wx9cWA #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

👨💼 Good news from our portfolio company Sense, who recently welcomed Johan Schalkwyk, to their team! As a Strategic Advisor on artificial intelligence (AI), Johan will help Sense leverage and further develop its AI capabilities to maximize value for consumers and the grid itself. Johan previously served as a Google Fellow developing leading-edge AI models and brings decades of experience from the frontlines of the AI revolution to the essential work of the global energy transition. 💡 Backed by BlueEarth in 2022, Sense develops software that uses machine-learning based artificial intelligence to provide insights on energy use and grid intelligence to consumers and utilities, respectively. Sense partners with meter manufacturers to facilitate energy efficiency and grid safety, supporting electrification goals and the reduction of global carbon emissions. #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

We were delighted to see David Keel, Managing Director (DACH Region) at BlueEarth, speak at SPHERE’s 5th edition of the Sustainable Solutions Conference in Zurich last Thursday. David, who was accompanied by Fabian Hess, spoke about private equity impact investing in Switzerland and emerging markets, alongside Lars Niggemann and under the moderation of Dr Ulrich Geilinger. You can find some impressions from the event in the post below. On Friday, Florence Perramond attended SPHERE’s equivalent in Geneva, which concluded the sustainable solutions week, extending our participation and engagement to the French-speaking part of the country.   In addition, Daniel Perroud, Managing Director at BlueEarth, recently explained how BlueEarth addresses social and environmental challenges in emerging markets in a short interview. Find the video using this link: https://lnkd.in/dZ8D9B3P . We are glad to see the ongoing momentum in the impact space in Switzerland and want to thank Géraldine Monchau-Richard, and the SPHERE Swiss Financial Arena team for the organization.   #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact