Althelia Ecosphere Sustainable land use as an asset class TBLI Zurich – November 14th 2014
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70% increase in food demand by 2050
100%
of Unilever’s supply chain certified by 2020
$2.5 TRILLION CUMULATED SALES FROM CONSUMERS GOODS FORUM’S MEMBERS WHO PLEDGE ZERO-DEFORESTATION BY 2020
14%
What are we talking about?
of palm oil is n o w R S P O certified
$1000/ha/year average value created by
ecosystem services
1. Valorisation of Natural
Capital
2. Demand for certified
commodities
3. Increased Agri
Productivity
Althelia’s value creation leverages upon three mutually reinforcing elements
Emerging price signal for components of the landscape that are currently ‘economically invisible’ (e.g. PES, carbon, clean water, standing forests)
Capital and technical resources can be deployed to meet local and int’l resource demand (e.g. economically viable farming conducted outside of the forest)
Increasing demand for certified sustainable commodities, which are based on lower-environmental impact, reduced deforestation and social benefits
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Efficient capital deployment unlocking multiple value streams • Investments take the form of commodity
finance agreements
• Structured with upfront disbursement (capex) and commitment to purchase PES and certified commodities to meet opex/running costs (payment for performance)
• Revenues generated from environmental assets (e.g. emission reductions) and real assets (e.g. certified commodities)
• Inclusion of strong environmental and social governance (ESG) covenants
• Target above market returns, as well as significant and quantified non-financial impacts (biodiversity, climate, social development, etc.)
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Purchase of environmentally certified
commodities (FSC, Coffee, etc.)
Supply chain purchaser
Certified commodities
(FSC, Coffee...)
Pledge and /or margin
Revenues from PES
Illustrative example of an Investment Implementation
Before (high impact)
After (low impact)
Env
Impa
cts
Althelia Climate Fund
Payment for Ecosystems
Servives
Social development, jobs creation
investment
What Althelia is not…
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• A private equity fund
• Focuses on voluntary markets and supply chains which attract premium for quality VERs or agri produce
• Has diversified revenue streams and ‘Total Economic Value’ approach
• A traditional carbon fund
• Does not buy shares • Does not have exit issue
• A timber fund or traditional agri fund
• Does not buy or lease land • Has a multi-revenue stream approach
What Althelia is NOT… … as Althelia:
• A buy-and-hold fund or hedge fund
• Has an active risk management, macro-hedge and monetisation strategy approach
• A below market-return Impact Investment fund
• We deliver above-market return and clear and quantified non-financial returns to investors
Some Key features of the Fund
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• Luxembourg-approved SIF
• Target size: EUR150m – already EUR70m committed
• Target portfolio: 20 to 25 investments within 3 years
• Investors: Public and Private organisations
• Very experienced team, with complementary skills
• Demonstrated risk management capability
• Strong ESG model
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Success relying on strong investors and partnerships with key organisations
As a conclusion: Althelia delivers on 4Ps
Policy • Althelia develops news models that can help shaping national and international policies on climate change and natural capital
Profit • Althelia returns fair profit to its investors, making sure that interest of all stakeholders are aligned
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People • Althelia invests to provide food security, local development and poverty alleviation
Planet • Althelia invests to mitigate and adapt to Climate change impacts, preserve ecosystems and biodiversity
Contacts
Althelia Climate Fund is a Luxembourg SICAV-SIF (Specialised Investment Fund), regulated by CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) under the SIF Law of 13 December 2007 and registered in Luxembourg under R.C.S. Luxembourg 166.125
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