DEG Impact

📈 Technology is increasingly a driver of socioeconomic development. Investors such as #AfricaGrow have increasingly focused on this sector to fund impactful and scalable companies. ⚠️ However, there is uncertainty on how to understand and manage technology-linked ESG risks in a way that is commensurate with the maturity and exposure of early-stage technology companies. Existing industry efforts are not consolidated. 🛣️ Together with DEG, we commissioned a Market Study on Responsible Investment in Technology and a set of Investor Guidelines that can be plugged into existing Environmental and Social Management Systems. 👇 Browse through the investor guidelines below or download them, directly. 👉 Click here for the market study: https://lnkd.in/e3eYmif4 📅 Join us on July 18th, from 10:00 – 11:00 CET or 15:00 – 16:00 CET for a webinar on MS Teams to learn more about the topic. To participate in one of the two webinars please register here: Webinar 1 (10:00 – 11:00 CET): https://lnkd.in/e9Rb7Rhe Webinar 2 (15:00 – 16:00 CET) : https://lnkd.in/e4wcKPjn #venturecapital #technology #esg #impactinvesting #sustainableinvesting 👏 A big thank you to the team of Steward Redqueen and our colleagues at DEG and DEG Impulse!

Werde Teil unseres #Teams! 🚀 #Werkstudentin / #Werkstudenten (m/w/d) Starte bei uns in ein spannendes Aufgabenfeld: Werde Teil der DEG Impact mit ihrem besonderen entwicklungspolitischen Auftrag! Wir freuen uns auf Deine aussagekräftige Bewerbung unter [email protected] Hanna Genzmer Olga Huelsmann Melis Demirel Christian Sokola

SuperReturn Emerging Markets Update! 🌍 This week, our colleague Lars had the opportunity to attend the SuperReturn Emerging Markets conference in Amsterdam. It was a valuable experience with insightful discussions and networking with investors from various emerging markets. One of his highlights was participating in a panel discussion on "What's the Climate for Climate Change." The conversation delved deep into the current climate investment landscape, exploring innovative solutions and the role of sustainable investing in emerging markets. The perspectives shared provided a lot of food for thought and inspiration on how to address climate change through investments. Moreover, Lars had the pleasure of meeting numerous investors who are making significant progress in their respective regions. These interactions were very valuable, and we look forward to exploring potential collaborations and continuing these discussions. #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvestments #SuperReturnEM #Degi_story

🚀 Reflecting on an Incredible SuperReturn International Berlin 2024! 🚀 I had the privilege of attending the SuperReturn International 2024 in Berlin, and it was an exceptional experience! This event brought together the brightest minds in Private Equity and Venture Capital from around the globe, and I am thrilled to have been a part of it. I had many valuable conversations that provided deep insights into the latest trends and strategies in the Private Equity and Venture Capital sectors. It was inspiring to learn from the best and to exchange ideas with like-minded professionals. Thank you to everyone who made this event memorable. If we met at SuperReturn, let’s stay connected and continue our discussions! #DEGImpact #SuperReturn #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #Networking #Berlin2024 #Innovation #Investment

🌍 Komm in unser #Team! #Werkstudentin / #Werkstudenten (m/w/d) Starte bei uns in ein spannendes Aufgabenfeld: Werde Teil der DEG Impact mit ihrem besonderen entwicklungspolitischen Auftrag! Wir freuen uns auf Deine aussagekräftige Bewerbung unter [email protected] Lars Zimmermann Steffen Planert Rena Hufmann Jacques Graßmann Oliver Manheller

“Local currency is a powerful tool to achieve impact.” 🤝   👉 These introductory words laid out the foundation of the session “How can blended finance mobilise local currency?” of the OECD - OCDE DAC Community of Practice on Private Finance for Sustainable Development (CoP-PF4SD) in Paris on May 23rd, 2024.   🌍 Promoting sustainable development in emerging markets is the goal and doing so by lending in the respective local currencies instead of hard currencies eliminates a substantial risk: the FX risk of the borrowers. The discussion covered a broad range of research, existing mechanisms, desired measures and recommendations.   💡 Olga Huelsmann presented to the Community an existing vehicle that can facilitate local currency lending: the Global Impact Investment Fund (GIIF), advised by DEG Impact. The transactions are structured together with the hedge counterparty TCX.   The day with the Community of Practice was very valuable! Catriona Marshall Jonas Enrico Luini DEG TCX #degi_story #fx #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvestments

Together with Jacques Graßmann, Simone Baur, Markus Schladt and Sybille Kellner we had the pleasure to join our partners at Open Startup for the 3rd Global Immersion Week 2024 in Casablanca! Over 100 participants from across Africa and beyond joined Open Startup for the 3-day event showcasing their dedication to fostering entrepreneurial growth on the continent.    #GIW24 created a space to openly discuss amongst all market players from entrepreneurs to VC investors and ecosystem builders. Sessions like "Getting Ready for Investors!" equipped startups and Startup Support Organizations (SSOs) with essential investment readiness training and panels with international SSOs and VCs highlighted challenges and opportunities of African innovation ecosystems.  Various topics were covered, including soft-landing opportunities in different African, European, and American ecosystems; investment horizons in the emerging MENA innovation ecosystem; and collaborative reflections on building a strong and sustainable support system based on synergies between SSOs, VCs, startups, and other players to accelerate ecosystem growth. We are happy to further support Open Startup via the #AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility and are proud of its achievements. Stay posted for upcoming events and programs! A big thank you to the team for organizing this inspiring event and TECHNOPARK Maroc (MITC) for hosting it. #AfricaGrow #OpenStartup #GlobalImmersionWeek #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvestments #DEGI_Story KfW Houda Ghozzi Columbia Business School Allianz Global Investors Anna Niedergesäss  

🌍 Kooperationsvereinbarung: Wirkungsberatung und Schwellenland-Investments zusammengedacht! Wir bei DEG Impact und evolutiq Impact Advisory haben unsere Kräfte gebündelt, um Lösungen aus einer Hand anbieten zu können.   ✨Denn wir sind überzeugt, dass Kooperation im Sektor zu konkreten Lösungen für Kunden führt.   Asset Owner und Asset Manager können mit uns 🔹 ihre Sustainability-Strategie und ihr Wirkungsmanagement mit den europaweit erfahrensten ExpertInnen der evolutiq Impact Advisory professionell aufbauen, 🔹 ihre Investitionsstrategie entwickeln und Investitionen auf der Basis von mehr als 60 Jahren Erfahrung in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern durch die DEG Impact professionell begleitet angehen.   🚀 Diese Partnerschaft ist speziell für institutionelle Investoren interessant, die einen messbaren Impact schaffen und gleichzeitig finanzielle Ziele erreichen möchten. Jede Leistungskomponente kann auch weiterhin separat beauftragt werden. Weitere Infos zu DEG Impact: https://degimpact.de/ Thomas Klein Julian Frede Anna Niedergesäss Lars Zimmermann Olga Huelsmann #ImpactInvestments #EmergingMarkets #degi_story

📢 We were part of the 7th Sustainable Investor Summit 2024 (SIS 7) last week in Frankfurt! 👍 And we were impressed by the number of visitors, quality of panels and fruitful conversations at DEG Impact’s exhibition stand. Our main conclusions are: 📒 Impact investing is no longer a “hype” but an ordinary part of many investment strategies. 🤝 Impact investors are increasingly looking for opportunities with social impact in addition to climate investments. 📈 Market participants predict an increased investment activity for alternative investments during the second half of the year due to expected lower interest rates and below average investments during the last two years. 🌐 There is still a trend to invest in home markets given the current crisis environment, but Emerging Markets are perceived as an opportunity for diversification for each portfolio with growth potential. 🎯 In addition to business talks, we enjoyed playing darts with old and new friends. In total our guests scored 1.550 points. As announced, we donated 30 cents per point to the Against Malaria Foundation ❤️ rounding the result up to 500 EUR. 🎆 A big thanks to all of you who joined us for the game! DEG Impact Team Mario Weiss Thomas Klein Anna Niedergesäss Christian Sokola Olga Huelsmann #SIS7 #SustainableInvesting #ImpactInvestments #EmergingMarkets #degi_story

This week, our Managing Director Thomas Klein joined an insightful panel discussion at the Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. Conference on "#ESG in Practice for Alternative Investments - Illiquid Asset Classes." Key outcomes from the panel discussion: 🎖 Future of Sustainability Labels: All participants agreed that Article 8/9 will evolve into more goal oriented criteria and labeling options to better define impact investments. This goes hand in hand with the panels’ recommendation for institutionals to focus on good disclosure rather than existing labels, because the availability and quality of ESG data is key. 🌍 Greater Additionality in Emerging Markets: The challenges in Emerging Markets, such as funding gaps or lacking technological advancement, offer plentiful opportunities for additionality. This facilitates real impact through investments.   Beyond these points the participants discussed what constitutes impact investments. Some argued that all sustainable investments, e.g., in renewable energy, are impact investments. Others raised the concern that there is no impact without additionality. A wind energy AIF would only be an impact investment if it invests into the construction phase of a wind park and not into a wind park that is up and running. Please feel welcome to share your opinion on this in the comments and join the discussion!   Finally, thank you to Katja Lammert, Heike Schmitz, Frank Mueller and Jegor Tokarevich for the great discussion! Let’s continue to drive impactful investments and sustainable growth. Lars Zimmermann, Jacques Graßmann #AlternativeInvestments #ImpactInvetsments #EmergingMarkets #Additionality