Generating Sustainable Returns

Our investments must be in line with our investment criteria and yield social, economic and environmental, in addition to financial, returns – sometimes called the triple-bottom line (People, Planet, Profit).


Social Returns - Benefiting Poor People

Our enterprises advance innovative products, services or practices in vital sectors pertaining to people's basic needs, such as water, agriculture, energy, health and education. They also apply fair and beneficial business practices toward the employees, the community and the region in which they conduct their business. 


Economic Returns - Making Viable Profit

Within a sustainability framework, the "profit" aspect is the lasting economic impact the organization has on its economic environment, and is not limited to the internal profit made by a company. By supporting economic activity livelihood opportunities are created and development promoted in the developing countries where our enterprises are active.


Environmental Returns - Protecting Our Planet

We invest in enterprises that;advance innovations which have positive environmental impacts in crucial natural resource sectors such as water, energy, and food. Sustainable enterprises also endeavour to reduce the ecological footprint of their operation. Often environmental sustainability is the more profitable course for a business in the long run.


We anticipate to be able to deliver competitive rates of financial return to our investors. Our in-depth familiarity with our focus sectors and our network of experts help to ensure that we are well positioned to identify attractive investments, generate substantial financial returns and maximize a triple bottom line impact.