Institutional investors announce new net zero investment initiative

The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) has announced its model law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) initiative (ML-IIPP). First adapted by the African Unions’ 5 percent institutional infrastructure investment agenda initiative, the ML-IIPP framework will assist emerging and developing countries to derisk and meet their net-zero capital mobilization goals. The ML-IIPP initiative is a…

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…

Invitation: African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Partnerships Dialogue Series: Enabling Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) & Scope 3 Allocations, in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

You are cordially invited to our next African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Partnerships Dialogue Series, COP 26 Virtual Side Event on: Enabling Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) and Scope 3 Allocations, in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on 10 November 2021, at 3pm-4:30pm CET. The event is a collaboration between the: African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB)…

MiDA Advisors, Standard Bank and Mercer launch infrastructure publication part II in effort to mobilise private capital for African investment and development

MiDA Advisors and Standard Bank Group, in collaboration with Mercer, have published the second edition of the report titled “Infrastructure financing in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities and impact for institutional investors”, to present the attractive case for investing in Africa. This report builds upon the 2018 groundbreaking publication by MiDA Advisors and Mercer, Investment in African Infrastructure:…

Invitation: African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Partnerships Dialogue Series: Enabling Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) & Scope 3 Allocations, in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Dear Stakeholder, You are cordially invited to our next African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Partnerships Dialogue Series, COP 26 Virtual Side Event on: Enabling Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) and Scope 3 Allocations, in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on 10 November 2021, at 3pm-4:30pm CET. The event is a collaboration between the: African Green Infrastructure Investment…

Rich Countries Must Bear the Cost if We Can Ever Hope to Achieve a Net-Zero World

As the leaders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund meet this week, they have a chance to reimagine how the world can use finance to reduce the risks from climate change. For the economies working toward the goal of achieving by 2050 a net-zero world — one where we have removed as…

Institutional investors outline strategic priorities for COP 27 in Africa

Investment leaders, representing more than $40 trillion of assets, set out strategic priority areas and initiatives to consider prior to and during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 27), which is scheduled to take place in Africa in 2022. The leaders met during The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) Partnerships Dialogue on Pioneering Asset…

Institutional investors outline strategic priorities for COP 27 in Africa

Investment leaders, representing more than $40 trillion of assets, set out strategic priority areas and initiatives to consider prior to and during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 27), which is scheduled to take place in Africa in 2022. The leaders met during The African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB) Partnerships Dialogue on Pioneering Asset…

Institutional investors set priorities for COP 27 in Africa

News – Johannesburg, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Paris, New York, London, Addis Ababa, Tokyo 28 September 2021 Investment leaders, representing assets of more than $40 trillion, set out strategic priority areas and initiatives to consider in the run up to, and during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) to take place in Africa next year.…