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ICFA Luxembourg and EIB sign a Memorandum of Understanding to boost climate finance in Europe and beyond

By Stephan Peters

With the aim of promoting and expanding climate finance in Europe and beyond, the International Climate Finance Accelerator Luxembourg (ICFA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration. Thanks to this new collaboration, th...
2020-07-08 12:10:29 - Comment(s)
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Announcing the ICFA 2020 Cohort

By Stephan Peters

We are delighted to announce the ICFA Cohort 2020:
  • PandanGreen (formerly Earth Wake), a climate adapatation and resilience fund manager, will enable vulnerable communities across Asia-Pacific to strengthen resilience, adapt to climate change and grow sustainably.
  • VAI Capital (formerly FC Capit...
2020-06-04 09:49:42 - Comment(s)
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First ICFA Luxembourg Training Workshop for the 2019-2 Cohort Fund Managers

By Stephan Peters

The ICFA Luxembourg held a Training Workshop for the 2019-2 Cohort on 20-21-22 January 2020. Our selected Fund Managers from Archipelago Eco Investors, GreenDev, NewAfrica Bioenergy, and ADM Capital attended three days of training sessions here in Luxembourg at the House of Start-ups. After the thre...
2020-01-23 12:30:17 - Comment(s)
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Announcing the ICFA 2019-2 Fall Cohort

By Stephan Peters

We are delighted to announce the ICFA Cohort 2019-2 Fall :
  • Archipelago Eco Investors, a climate adaptation and mitigation fund manager looking to develop technologies and processes that reduce plastic and GHG emissions in the supply or progress waste plastic to recover value.
  • GreenDev, a clima...
2019-12-23 09:53:15 - Comment(s)
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Call for expression of interest for the 2020 Cohort

By Stephan Peters

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for expression of interest for the ICFA 2020 Cohort. Fund Managers interested in applying to the ICFA Luxembourg should first carefully review the Eligibility Criteria, then complete the Expression of Interest form online before 12 January 2020, mi...
2019-12-16 12:24:51 - Comment(s)
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Luxembourg: a financial centre at the heart of sustainable finance

By Stephan Peters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7K9kNL5iYY
2019-10-11 14:49:16 - Comment(s)
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GIIN Conference - ICFA Breakfast event

By Stephan Peters

Come and join us on October 2nd at the Global Impact Investor Forum in Amsterdam. The ICFA is holding a Breakfast Seminar on Innovating Climate Finance with some of its climate finance fund managers.
2019-09-27 17:47:04 - Comment(s)
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Lightsmith interviewed by Forbes

By Stephan Peters

Check out the interview of Lightsmith by Forbes about climate resilience investment and private equity: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benkerschberg/2019/09/24/how-private-equity-can-fight-climate-change-lightsmith-group/#3fa46b168fb4  
2019-09-26 17:01:38 - Comment(s)
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Empower New Energy launches operations

By Stephan Peters

We are proud to announce that Empower New Energy, part of our 2018 Cohort, has launched operations with the support of Norfund, ElectriFi and a consortium of private parties. They will look to assist small and medium-sized (1-10 MW) clean energy plants in Africa.

2019-09-23 18:04:33 - Comment(s)
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ICFA 2019-2 Fall Cohort Pre-selection Workshop

By Stephan Peters

20 applicants for the 2019-2 Fall Cohort had two intense days here in Luxembourg, participating in an exciting workshop on fund design and legal structuring, alternative investment fund managers as well as impact measurement and management. They also pitched their project in front of an audience of ...
2019-09-11 13:48:24 - Comment(s)
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