Institutional investors turn focus to Scope 3 emissions at upcoming COP 27 in Egypt

News – Glasgow, Johannesburg, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Paris, New York, London, Addis Ababa, Tokyo 10 November 2021 The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) today announced the successful hosting of its Partnerships Dialogue Series: Enabling Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) and Scope 3 Allocations in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This Summit…

Institutional investors announce Net Zero Model Investment Law at COP 26

News – Glasgow, Johannesburg, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Paris, New York, London, Addis Ababa, Tokyo 10 November 2021 The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) today at COP 26, announced its Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) initiative (ML-IIPP). This was unveiled at the AfGIIB Partnerships Dialogue Series on the Road to COP 27, that…

Africa investor (Ai) supports the Africa Climate Summit

Nairobi, Kenya, 7th September 2023 – Africa investor (Ai) participated in the African Unions’ inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS), on “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.” The ACS held between the September the 4th to the 6th of September 2023, bringing together 25 Heads of State and Governments, and…

Green Industrial Cities Make Africa ‘renewable energy superpower’

Nairobi, Kenya, Oslo, Norway 7th September 2023 – “Africa has the potential to become a world leader in renewables and green growth”. ‘Kenya’s President Ruto’s´ message to the 2023 African Climate Summit (ACS), echoed by African Union Heads of State and UN Secretary-General Guterres’, calling for the immediate creation of Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) to…

African groups launch Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships Hub to mobilize trillions for green infrastructure

The African Unions’ Continental Business Network (CBN), the CFA New York’s Global Asset Owners Council and The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank, working in partnership with Africa investor (Ai) and industry partners, have launched the Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) Hub. The hub is an online portal on IIPPs, which will allow governments, investors and stakeholders…

Leaders urge the mobilization of $30b per year for water projects in Africa

Leaders urge the mobilization of $30b per year for water projects in Africa The International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa has called for Institutional Investor–Public Partnerships (IIPPs) to mobilize an additional $30 billion per year toward bankable and investable water security and sustainable sanitation investment opportunities across Africa. IIPPs are innovative infrastructure investment…

Africa investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit launches ground-breaking private capital mobilisation initiatives at COP27

Africa investor (Ai) Group announced six COP27, investor-led initiatives today, during its NDC Investment Summit and Awards, co-hosted with The African Union Development Agency (AUDA), The Continental Business Network (CBN), The NDC Partnership, The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), The ICC, and the IEA at COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh. The Ai NDC Investment…

Africa investor (Ai) Launches Climate Investment Law for African NDC projects at COP27

Africa investor (Ai), in collaboration with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), DLA Piper and the CFA Asset Owners Council (AoC), has launched the Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (ML-IIPP) at COP27, designed to facilitate the deployment of trillions of dollars of private capital, into Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and ‘green’ infrastructure programmes and…

African Just Transition Investors Alliance (JTIA) launched at COP27

Africa investor (Ai) and partners launched the Just Transition Investors Alliance (JTIA), at the Africa investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit and Awards, hosted on the eve of COP27’s Finance Day, following through on their announcement at COP26 to turn focus to Scope 3 emissions at COP 27. The JTIA is an investor led platform, for…

African Critical Minerals Investor Brief Launched at COP27 by Africa investor (Ai) and Tahuti Global

Africa investor (Ai), in collaboration with Tahuti Global, launched an investor briefing entitled Climate Financing in Africa – A Solution for The Global Critical Minerals Shortage and Regional Sustainable Development, during the Africa investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit and Awards, held in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA), The NDC Partnership, The International…

Africa investor (Ai) launches Shareholder-led Multilateral Development Bank Reforms Roadmap at COP27

Africa investor (Ai), in collaboration with Deloitte, launched and published the “Shareholder-led Multilateral Development Bank reforms” roadmap at COP 27, during the Africa investor (Ai) NDC Investment Summit and Awards on the eve of COP27’s Finance Day. Catalyzing private finance towards African climate goals Africa is the least emitting continent, responsible for just 3% of…