Impact Feature

Success Stories: Showcasing the Impact of Impact Investors in India

India’s vibrant impact investing landscape boasts numerous success stories demonstrating the power of capital to drive positive social and environmental change. These ventures, backed by investors seeking both financial returns and measurable impact, are transforming lives and tackling critical challenges across diverse sectors. Let’s explore a few inspiring examples:

Empowering Rural Women: SELCO Foundation

SELCO Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to bring sustainable energy solutions to rural and urban communities in India. Driven by the belief that access to clean energy empowers women, SELCO Foundation provides microloans and solar-powered solutions to rural communities.

 

Over 900,000 people have improved their livelihoods because of sustainable energy driven solutions.

Over 4,800,000 people have access to improved and reliable health services because of sustainable energy driven solutions

NABARD is a critical development and financing partner for SELCO Foundation. 

This success has attracted numerous impact investors, validating the financial viability and social impact of their model.

Transforming Sanitation: Aavishkaar Capital

Recognizing the importance of sanitation for public health and dignity, Aavishkaar Capital invested in Ahmedabad-based Nepra Resource Management, which operates under the brand name Let’s Recycle. “Let’s Recycle”, is a social enterprise that operates in the segment of Dry Waste Management & Recycling.  NEPRA is making social, economic and environmental impact in the cities it operates in.

  • It has empowered 1800+ waste pickers
  • Let’s Recycle handles 567000+ tones  of Dry Waste
  • It has recruited and empowered  900+ Women belonging to the Bottom of the Pyramid Section at NEPRA’s Material Recovery Facilities

Omidyar Network India : Impacting Education

Varthana is the largest school loan company and the fastest growing student loan company in India. Varthana has impacted 4 Million+ students till date, with 9500 school loans

Akshara Foundation, a Charitable Trust,  creates comprehensive, scalable, replicable, and cost-effective solutions to improve pre-school and primary education across Karnataka, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.   Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) is a multi-stakeholder initiative for improving the mathematics learning outcomes of India’s government school system. GKA has benefitted over 7 million children studying in Government Primary schools in Karnataka, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh till date.

Akshara Foundation has reached 92000+ schools, trained 200,000 teachers and impacted 7 million children

Sustainable Agriculture: Omnivore Capital Management Advisors

Omnivore is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs engaged in the agriculture and food sector. Their services include farmer platforms, precision agriculture, agri-biotech, and more.

Impact of Omnivore’s Portfolio :  

  • 12.1 Million Smallholder farmers reached
  • 14.7 Mn MT Green House Gas emissions avoided
  • 2.1 Mn Hectares   Area under  sustainable  cultivation

Renewable Energy Access: responsAbility Investments

Responsability Investments AG is a private Swiss enterprise, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Zurich. Its core business are investments in microfinance companies which provide credit and other banking services to very small, small and medium-sized enterprise

A flagship climate fund managed by responsAbility is propelling India’s climate transformation through strategic investments in four prominent financial institutions (FIs), amounting to USD 80 million in new loan agreements signed in June 2023. The Fund’s robust engagement in India is intended to boost the country’s climate change mitigation capabilities

As part of its broader USD 500 million climate investment strategy aimed at actively reducing CO2 emissions in Asia, responsAbility will invest up to USD 25 million on behalf of its investors in BluSmart, India’s leading EV ride-hailing service and EV charging infrastructure network. This investment will help BluSmart expand its EV charging infrastructure across India and is a significant step in responsAbility’s mission to mobilize capital and invest in solutions that generate positive societal and environmental impact in emerging markets.

Equipping India's Youth: Capital 4 Development Partners' Success Story with LabourNet

With over 54% of the population under 29, India grapples with high unemployment despite rising literacy rates. This mismatch is attributed to a significant gap between industry demands and the skills acquired through traditional education.

LabourNet’s (a company in which C4D Partners has invested) integration of social and business impact aligns with C4D’s strategies to deliver both lasting impact and a risk-adjusted market-rate return for investors.

LabourNet’s Solution  devised a unique model that leverages technology to bridge the gap. They employ Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), assessing individuals’ existing skills before training, ensuring they choose the right skill development programs.

Labournet has set up livelihood centres in rural areas and enable access to training and skilling solutions in this market. It has a PAN-India presence and covers multiple sectors, locations and stakeholders. They operate with 100+ livelihood centres, 800+ school, 2,000+ corporate relationships and 5,000+ training sites.

While, LabourNet bridges gaps in education, employment, and entrepreneurship, they also they help corporates in India transition to new ways of getting work done.

Summing up

In conclusion, the impact stories highlighted here paint a promising picture for India’s future, where skilled individuals drive inclusive economic growth and social progress. Recognizing the crucial role played by organizations like Capital 4 Development Partners.

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