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THE STREET VIEW Sustainability in Action

Climate change is front and centre for everyone. Global temperatures are at 3 million year highs. We face a significant threat to our current way of life if we do not adapt, quickly and dramatically, to the climate emergency. Rapid decarbonisation and a full scale energy transition are essential to halt the current direction of travel. Finance is front and centre in combatting this threat.

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Actis Sustains: Why, how and where

March 5, 2020

Ewen Cameron Watt, Editor-in-Chief, Macro Forum, Actis, London

Shami Nissan, Partner, Sustainability, Actis, London

Lucy Heintz, Partner, Head of Energy Infrastructure, Actis, London

Climate change is front and centre for everyone. Global temperatures are at 3 million year highs. We face a significant threat to our current way of life.

Actis in Action: Wind of change

March 5, 2020

James Mittell, Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, London

Rowan Parkhouse, Senior Manager, Lekela, Africa

June 2014, the World Cup kicks off in Sao Paulo, tornados devastate parts of the US Midwest and a Monet sells at auction for $54 million.

Actis in Action: Storing up the future

March 5, 2020

Preyavart Gadhavi, Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, London

What would happen if all six billion people or approximately 85% of the world’s population living in an emerging market country.

Actis in Action: Solar Home System – Beyond the Grid

March 5, 2020

James Mittell, Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, London

Emily Morse, Private Equity, London

Established in 2015, United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7 (“SDG7”) - to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.

Actis in Action: Supply Chains for a Just Transition

March 5, 2020

Preyavart Gadhavi, Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, London

James Magor, Director, Sustainability, Actis, London

Sustainable energy is at the heart of the global strategy to tackle the climate emergency.

Actis in Action: Building green to tackle climate change

March 5, 2020

Funke Okubadejo, Director, Real Estate, Actis, Lagos

Julian Kim, Principal, Real Estate, Actis, Seoul

Ferdinand Rivany, Principal, Real Estate, Actis, Singapore

Property is a significant contributor to global climate change, with construction and buildings combined accounting for nearly 40% of global CO₂ emissions.

How (much?): Actis Impact Score™ – measuring the impact of investments

March 5, 2020

John Thompson, Global Communications Director, Investor Solutions Group, Actis, London

James Magor, Director, Sustainability, Actis, London

Tom Beagent, Director, PwC

Launched in 2019, the Actis Impact Score™ (AIS™) is a proprietary framework measuring the positive social and environmental impacts of our investments and enabling comparisons across sectors and geographies.

The Street View: North Africa

March 5, 2020

Sherif ElKholy, Partner, ALLIF, Actis, Cairo

Salma Abou-Zahra, Principal, Private Equity, Actis, Cairo

Efforts to protect the environment and combat climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable across the North Africa region.

The Street View: East Africa

March 5, 2020

Michael Turner, Director, Private Equity, Actis, London

For a country like Kenya where smallholder, rain fed subsistence agriculture is the mainstay of the economy.

The Street View: West Africa

March 5, 2020

Hilaire Dongmo, Principal, Real Estate, Actis, London

Funke Okubadejo, Director, Real Estate, Actis, Lagos

Buildings and construction industry accounted for 36% of global final energy use and nearly 40% of energy‐related carbon dioxide.

The Street View: South Africa

March 5, 2020

David Cooke, Partner, Private Equity, Actis, Johannesburg

Our private equity business spans a diverse range of sectors. In each area, we strive to mitigate the risks posed by climate change.

The Street View: Africa Energy

March 5, 2020

Lisa Pinsley, Partner, Head of Middle East & Africa, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, Johannesburg

The drying up of Victoria Falls, the destruction of Cyclone Idai across Mozambique, and the water shortage in Cape Town.

The Street View: India

March 5, 2020

Abhishek Bansal, Partner, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, Mumbai

Sumit Sen, Partner, Long Life Infrastructure, Actis, Mumbai

Ashish Singh, Partner, Head of India and SE Asia, Real Estate, Actis, Mumbai

India has been aggressively pivoting towards clean energy generated by solar and wind.

The Street View: China

March 5, 2020

William Lu, Director, Real Estate, Actis, Shanghai

Max Lin, Partner, Actis, Beijing

From 2016 to 2018, China eliminated 150 million tons of steel manufacturing capacity and 20GW of coal-fired power.

The Street View: Korea

March 5, 2020

Julian Kim, Principal, Real Estate, Actis, Seoul

Korea’s model of economic growth, that has transformed it into a major global economy has also left it as a heavy emitter.

The Street View: Latin America

March 5, 2020

Nicolas Escallon, Partner, Energy Infrastructure, Actis, São Paulo

Latin America is home to important global natural assets such as the Amazon rainforest and Colombian Paramos.