27

investment countries

22.8

m tonnes of projected CO2 emission
reductions from projects financed to date

42

percent average CO2 emission
reductions of projects

687

M USD committed capital
from investors

| Insight

Innovation program supports portfolio companies to develop new climate investment solutions in emerging markets

Currently, emerging and developing economies account for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions and will need significant support in mitigating future growth of their carbon footprints. One way of providing this support is by enabling local actors to innovate and create more investable climate mitigation projects for these markets.

| Press Releases

GCPF raises additional USD 15m in Junior Shares

Zurich - In late December 2022 GCPF, managed by responsAbility, received a USD 15m investment in junior shares from BMWK - The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, to finance projects that reduce carbon emissions in developing economies. With this investment, BMWK increased its commitment to roughly USD 95m.

Junior shares represent the ‘first loss tranche’ of GCPF; any losses experienced by the fund are deducted from the first loss tranche, effectively reducing the risk of investment for other investors.

| Press Releases

GCPF SUPPORTS MANUFACTURING OF VIETNAM’S FIRST E-BUS FLEET AND EV CHARGING NETWORK

Catalyzing the transition to clean energy in Asia

Zurich, 23 November 2022 — The Global Climate Partnership Fund (“GCPF”), for which  responsAbility Investments AG acts as investment manager, along with Asian Development Bank (ADB) as mandated lead arranger, Export Finance Australia, the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG, have provided long-term debt financing amounting to USD 135 million to VinFast Trading and Production Joint Stock Company (VinFast) for manufacturing the first e-bus fleet and electric vehicle (EV) charging station network in Vietnam.

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GCPF invests in energy efficiency and renewable energy in emerging and developing markets globally

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About GCPF

As an innovative impact investing fund, GCPF provides energy efficiency and renewable energy financing in order to mitigate climate change and drive sustainable growth in developing and emerging markets. The fund mainly invests through local financial institutions but also directly.

Contact

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