Wellers Impact

📣 Our Chairman, Peter Higgs, Represents Wellers Impact At the GIIN Impact Forum in Amsterdam. Last Week, Peter Higgs joined 1600+ impact investing professionals from over 70 countries at the The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Impact Forum. The GIIN is dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing across the world. Through events such as the annual Impact Forum, it provides activities, education and research to accelerate the development of the industry. 🚀 Key highlight: Blended Finance Gallery Exhibition - A unique gallery-style session showcasing innovative blended finance case studies from GIIN members, highlighting the financing structures that have been essential for the industry's growth. - Wellers Impact were honoured that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) chose to showcase the Water Unite Impact fund. - Our chairman, Peter Higgs, and Anthony Randazzo, managing director of Sustainable and Inclusive Finance at the DFC, presented the fund to the event’s 1000+ attendees, drawing attention to the unique goals and structure of the fund. Water Unite Impact, managed by Wellers Impact, provides risk tolerant capital to SMEs in the water, sanitation and plastics sectors. It's blended finance structure utilises catalytic capital, raised from corporate donors by Water Unite, to leverage wider investment from senior capital. Attendees were particularly interested in the innovative micro-levy model used by Water Unite to fund the catalytic first-loss layer of the Water Unite Impact fund, and also our substantial pipeline of investment opportunities, driven by our extensive on-the-ground networks in target geographies. To learn more about the Water Unite Impact fund, feel free to reach out or visit: https://lnkd.in/eGZymUW4 📸 Pictured: Peter Higgs (Chairman, Wellers Impact) and Anthony Randazzo (Managing Director, Sustainable & Inclusive Finance, US International Development Finance Corp, DFC) prior to the start of the GIIN Blended Finance Gallery Exhibition. #GIIN #WellersImpact #WaterUniteImpact #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance

🌍 Will you be at the The Global Impact Investing Network Impact Forum 2024 in Amsterdam next week? Peter Higgs, our Chairman, will be there, engaging with thought leaders about how we are deploying investment into our water sector pipeline. We are raising further capital to build on our unique investment management approach with SMEs in this exciting and important sector. If you'd like to connect with Peter, please reach out to us. #GIINForum2024 #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance #GIIN

🚀 Our Chairman Peter Higgs and Senior Partner Usha Rao-Monari had the privilege of attending the 79th UN General Assembly, engaging in important conversations to address global challenges like climate change, poverty, and inequality. Key highlights from their time at #UNGA: 🌍 Mobilizing Investments into Gender-Responsive Climate Finance A roundtable exploring how blended finance can drive both climate and gender outcomes in developing markets. A great opportunity to exchange insights on investment strategies and impact frameworks. 🌍 Unlocking What’s Possible: Accelerating Progress on Water & Nature A forward-thinking conversation about the future of corporate water and environmental strategies. It was motivating to explore into the changing landscape of sustainability and discuss innovative stewardship practices. 🌍 VCM Day Usha shared her knowledge on voluntary carbon markets, emphasising their role in protecting nature and biodiversity. She powerfully stated: “Carbon investments are critical. This market needs to stay on track and it needs to scale. We're not ditching this market, we're fixing it.” We’re proud to be a part of these conversations driving global solutions! #Sustainability #ClimateAction #UNGA79

"If I make an investment today, it may result in a tenfold change in the future, and it encourages others to make a huge difference alongside me, too.” Neil Sandy, our CEO, stated in a recent interview with ImpactAlpha about the Water Unite Impact fund, managed by impact investment manager Wellers Impact. In the article Neil discusses how corporate impact investment is supporting the “missing middle” of emerging-market tech businesses with water quality and conservation solutions. In turn, this investment can act as a “first loss tranche”, enabling Water Unite Impact to raise a $7.5 million loan commitment from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to fund solutions to the global water crisis. Click here to read the full article 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYMStuTb 👈 Roodgally Senatus #impactinvesting #waterconservation #sustainability

📣 US Government Backs Water Unite Impact to Fund the Water Sector’s Missing Middle in Emerging Markets 💧   Water Unite impact (WUI) - a strategic partnership between FCA regulated Impact Investment manager Wellers Impact and Water Unite - is delighted to announce a US$7.5 million investment from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).   This significant step will help WUI accelerate its mission to close the critical "missing middle” - the significant funding gap in the water sector where government funding and private investment fail to connect.   With 771 million people currently without access to clean water, 1.7 billion without adequate sanitation facilities, and climate change expected to cause 52% of the world's population to live in water-stressed areas by 2050, there has never been a greater need to find sustainable and commercially viable solutions to water poverty.   This exciting new funding from the DFC will help support WUI’s mission to provide innovative companies focused on sustainable water poverty solutions with the capital, expertise, and networks they require for significant growth.   Read the full press release here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eC4fp4jN 👈 #watersecurity #waterpreservation #impactinvesting #DFC #wateruniteimpact #wellersimpact

📣 Agri-tech startup, Seabex, closes seed funding round, led by Water Unite Impact 💧 We are thrilled to welcome Seabex to our portfolio as the latest investee in the Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle. Water security is a critical issue in the agricultural industry. Seabex addresses this challenge by enabling farmers to reduce water consumption, thereby cutting costs and minimising environmental impact. This, in turn, enhances local water security and mitigates the agricultural sector’s impact on local watersheds as well as reducing water consumption overall. At Wellers Impact and through Water Unite Impact, we support innovative, scalable, and cost-effective solutions that comprehensively address global water challenges, extending beyond traditional WASH investments. Seabex aligns with Pillar 5 (water preservation) of our Water+ investment thesis, creating impactful solutions that increase water efficiency through their cutting-edge AI and sensorless technology. Global agriculture consumes nearly 70% of the world's annual water supply, with approximately 40% lost to inefficiencies and poor management. Seabex’s scalable and cost-effective platform empowers farmers to reduce water usage while increasing crop yields. We are proud to support Seabex in their mission to revolutionise agriculture and contribute to sustainable water management. Find our full press release on our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/evqDxRsX #Agriculture #Innovation #AI #WaterConservation #Sustainability #sustainableagriculture #watersecurity #waterpreservation #Seabex #WaterUniteImpact #impactinvesting #wellersimpact

Last week, the President of the Republic of Kenya, President William S. Ruto, travelled to Washington DC to meet President Joe Biden and the US Government. This was the first State visit by an African State since 2008.    The discussions bolstered Kenya’s ambitions to become a leading nation in the advancement of technology to solve challenges such as climate change, renewable energy, as well paving the foundation for alternative supply chains in the technology sector.    Our founder and Kenyan Board Director, Dr. Kamau Gachigi, was invited to travel with President Ruto and the delegate group to do a two-minute pitch, promoting Gearbox Europlacer on an international platform and seeking US contracts to further progress the impact the company has on the African technology manufacturing sector.    Gearbox Europlacer manufactures and exports high quality components for climate transition technology solutions across multiple sectors (smart agriculture, EVs, cold chain monitoring, battery logevity) to the UK, Norway, Nigeria and the United States, as well at the local East African market where they have long established themselves as innovators in regional manufacturing pipeline.    This huge opportunity and milestone represent excellent news for Gearbox Europlacer and marks them as leaders in climate transition technology manufacturers. https://lnkd.in/e-YJt6WK #climatetransitiontechnology #technologysolutions #gearboxeuroplacer

Water+ represents a significant leap in leveraging impact investing to foster positive change within the WASH sector and extend its reach beyond conventional investments. We are excited to see where our partnership with Water Unite will take us and are encouraged by the enthusiasm from the impact investment community for our collaborative Water+ thesis 🚀 #impactinvesting #roadmaptosustainability #waterplus

📣 Check out our latest article ‘Women and Water: Shaping Lives and Shaping Solutions’. We explore how the global water crisis disproportionately affects women and children across the world. And we look at ways in which women are being empowered to use their knowledge and skills to find solutions to WASH issues that benefit both them and their communities. Read it here 👉 https://lnkd.in/exC2ETTJ #SDG6 #WASH #genderequality #feeltheflow

Data gaps remain one of our biggest barriers to sustainability. You can’t manage what you can’t measure. These gaps in our knowledge leave us more blind to the real-time effects of the climate crisis which can lead to poor risk mitigation strategies, ineffective circular economy planning and beyond. In the face of this gargantuan task, many have turned towards artificial intelligence (AI) for solutions. Head over to our latest article to find out more on how AI is being utilised to overcome our data gaps challenge. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehJNK87Z #ai #artificialintelligence #sustainability #sdg6 #sustainabledevelopment