Sustainability

Sustainable collaborations

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE has supported more than 920 local initiatives in 105 developing countries, involving the private sector in policy advocacy and institutional reform, improving governance, and building understanding of market-based democratic systems. CIPE programs are also supported through the United States Agency for International Development.

Union of International Associations (UIA) is the world’s oldest, biggest and most comprehensive source of information on global civil society. Databases and publications cover many aspects of international organizations – their history, organization and meetings, and the problems and methods with which they work. The UIA was founded one hundred years ago, in 1907, by Henri La Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization registered under Belgian law as an AISBL. It has consultative status with ECOSOC (since 1951) and UNESCO (1952).

IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments.

IFC helps companies and financial institutions in emerging markets create jobs, generate tax revenues, improve corporate governance and environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities. The goal is to improve lives, especially for the people who most need the benefits of growth. IFC emphasizes five strategic priorities for maximizing its sustainable development impact:

Strengthening its focus on frontier markets, particularly the SME sector;
Building long-term partnerships with emerging global players in developing countries;
Differentiating IFC from its competitors through sustainability;
Addressing constraints to private sector investment in infrastructure, health, and education; and
Developing domestic financial markets through institution building and the use of innovative financial products.

For all new investments, IFC articulates the expected impact on sustainable development, and, as the projects mature, IFC assesses the quality of the development benefits realized.

Bancoii seeks to invest in companies and projects that contribute to, benefit from and best adapt to the shift to an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible global economy. They work in some of the industries of the future, and often they provide solutions to sustainability problems and challenges.We believe that they can create positive long-term investment opportunities and we continually look for investment opportunities in such industries, which are grouped into the main themes described below. To find out more, download the BANCOII Sustainable Investing Approach ( pdf.).

	Cleaner Energy	Sources of energy that combat the effects of global warming, increase the use of renewable energy and help pave the way to a hydrogen economy.
	Efficiency	Products and processes that reduce energy consumption, make more efficient use of resources and increase efficiency in business.
	Environmental Services	Goods and services that improve the quality of the environment and reduce pollution and waste.
	Health	Goods and services that help people live longer, healthier lives.
	Knowledge	Supplying educational goods and services that enhance quality of life and improve opportunities for full-time students and those in employment.
	Quality of Life	Goods and services that promote sustainable lifestyles among all age groups, including children and the elderly.
	Safety	Minimising the risk of safety incidents at work, at home and in the community.
	Emerging Social Property & Finance	Providing property for social benefit, access to housing, regeneration, and better and wider access to financial services in emerging markets.
	Sustainable Transport	Shifting to less polluting forms of transport, and cleaner transport technologies.
	Water Management	Managing and conserving water, and minimising pollution. Unprecedented levels of investment are required in the coming decades to place water management on a safe and sustainable basis

• Sustainable investing

• Water Management

• Sustainable report

• Risk Management