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LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY FUND
An innovative fund project dedicated to sustainable land use and natural capital
January 2018
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Foreword Parties involved
Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking the environment, poverty and development to sustainable land management in the drylands. The UNCCD is particularly committed to a bottom-up approach, ensuring the participation of local communities in combating desertification and land degradation. The secretariat of the Convention also facilitates cooperation between developed and developing countries, particularly
regarding knowledge and technology transfers for sustainable land management practices. The Global Mechanism (GM) is an organ of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), mandated to support UNCCD country Parties in the mobilization of resources for its implementation. As the operational arm of the Convention, the Global Mechanism supports countries to translate the Convention into action and to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality at the national level.
Mirova, the Responsible Investment subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management, develops an engaged approach aiming to combine value creation and sustainable development. Mirova’s philosophy is based on the conviction that integrating sustainable development themes can generate solutions that create value for investors over the long term, not only thanks to a better appreciation of risks, but also by identifying favourable investment opportunities in a changing world. Mirova offers a global responsible investing approach with a single offer revolving around 5 pillars: equities, bonds, infrastructure, Impact investing,(1) voting and engagement. Mirova has €8bn in AuM and €40 bn in voting and engagement. The company brings together 68 multi-disciplinary experts, specialists in thematic investment management, engineers, financial and ESG(2) analysts, specialists and experts in socially conscious finance and project financing. Source: Mirova as of 30/09/2017
(1) Impact Investing: management having a strong social or environmental impact. (2) ESG: Environnemental, Social & Gouvernance In September 2017, Mirova completed the acquisition of a 51% equity ownership stake in impact investment manager Althelia Ecosphere. Althelia is dedicated to sourcing and financing sustainable land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem-based climate activities, with an emphasis on blended value investments that seek to deliver the highest calibre social, environmental and economic performance. Created in 2012, the manager has successfully raised and partly deployed a fund aiming to invest in land based projects in the forestry sector that generate carbon credits in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Commitments were secured from prominent private and public sector
institutions ‘Mirova Althelia’, the rebranded entity, will allocate more than €1 billion in assets under management to natural capital investing over the next 5 years. It will bring together the required strategic vision and expertise to scale up this nascent but promising market, and serve institutional clients seeking market-level returns through high impact investment solutions
addressing major global environmental challenges such as climate change, protection of landscapes, biodiversity, soil and marine resources
Party Presentation Role
Co-promoter - Initial Concept - Enabling environment - Institutional coordination
Co-promoter - Fund strategy - Business Model - Structuring - Fund management
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LAND DEGRADATION
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A global challenge with severe consequences
What is at stake?
Poor land management practices, often fueled by exploitation for short-term economic gains instead of favouring long-term sustainability, have led to the loss of more than 25% of the world’s arable land in the last two decades. 2billions hectares of land are degraded worldwide, and we continue to degrade another 12 million hectares of productive land every year
“Land and natural capital suffer from over-exploitation and under-investment”
Why is it important? As well as the direct economic value of using land and its resources, land-based ecosystems and their management can have substantial consequences:
Climate change
Poverty Social instability
and conflicts
Migrations Biodiversity loss
Food security pressure
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LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY AS NEW OBJECTIVE
Political momentum and development of solutions
Political objective
Increasing awareness that the cost of inaction is significantly higher than the cost of action led to the emergence of the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept, and its inclusion in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other initiatives.
To date, more than 100 countries have committed to one or more LDN-related initiatives, creating an enabling environment for LDN investments
“Reaching Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) means decoupling development and growth from land degradation and natural capital depletion”
Implementing Sustainable
Land Management
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LDN is linked to many other SDGs, and serves as a catalyst for making progress
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CONVERGENCE OF INTERESTS
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Investing in sustainable land management can make economic sense
Private industry interest in sustainable supply chains
Volatility in commodity supply and prices are causing businesses to rethink their supply chain operations, and long-term factors such as climate change impacts are reducing productivity.
Companies are also concerned about their reputations, highlighting reputational risk as their biggest risk-related concern
Sustainable land use practices
Research departments, international organisations and civil society have developed good practices in the field of climate-smart agriculture, sustainable land management and integrated landscape management approaches
“Agroforestry, agroecology and sustainable agriculture techniques are proven and well-known”
Sustainable Investment
opportunities
Public support for
LDN
Industry support of sustainable
supply chains NGO support of sustainable
agriculture
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BUSINESS MODEL
Combining landscape and supply chain approaches
Sustainable land management activities at the cross-road between the landscape approach and the supply-chain approach, for either local or international markets
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THE LDN FUND PROJECT CONCEPT
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A mission-driven impact fund project
‘To be a source of transformative capital bringing together public and private investors to fund triple bottom line projects that
contribute to Land Degradation Neutrality’
The LDN Fund project’s mission(1):
(1) According to UNCCD Decision 3/COP12 ‘The Conference of Parties […]requests the Managing Director of the Global Mechanism, in consultation with the Executive Secretary, to develop options for increasing incentives and financial support, including assisting in the possible creation of an independent LDN fund, to be made available for the full realization of LDN initiatives’.
Expected impact
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INVESTMENT CRITERIA
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Producing impact and financial return
Investment Criteria
The LDN Fund will invest worldwide, with a targeted capital allocation of at least 80% in developing countries, throughout the following key sectors:
- Sustainable agriculture;
- Sustainable forestry;
- Other LDN-related sectors, such as green infrastructure and ecotourism
A three-fold investment approach
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UNDERLYING ASSETS
Producing positive impacts and financial returns
Typical investment opportunities
The LDN Fund will use long term debt and equity to finance projects and programmes with clear visibility for market demand, that will meet high environmental and social standards
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Althelia acquisition by Mirova on September 30, 2017
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• A highly regarded
impact investment
manager in the natural
capital field
• A 5 year track record in
the natural capital space
• Proven capabilities in
innovative product
structuring
• A historical focus on
highly innovative
projects with high
impact
• Best-in-class ESG
implementation and
impact reporting
Mirova Althelia: a European
leader in natural capital
with an investment platform
targeting EUR 1bn AuM by
2022.
• A very experienced
player in the sustainable
investing field
• A high standard real
assets operating
platform (processes,
skills, IT tool)
• A true global reach
thanks to NGAM
distribution platform
• A capacity to create
private - public
partnerships at global
scale on frontier impact
investment (LDN project
with the UNCCD)
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FUND PROJECT STRUCTURE
A layered structure combining public and private capital
Increasing private investment in sustainable development
The LDN Fund project will use a blended finance approach with a layered capital structure, to bring in private investors that may otherwise not have invested in sustainable land management projects.
Structure
- The LDN Fund will be structured as a layered fund with three classes of instruments (notes, shares) - This capital structure can offer appropriate risk-return profiles for different investors - Junior shares de-risk more senior tranches, encouraging investment from private investors
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A COALITION OF PARTNERS
USD 120+m of soft commitments to date
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Sponsors
Anchor investors
De-risking partners
Private investors
Technical assistance Civil society African partners
Initial contributors
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CONTACTS
A team at your disposal
Gautier Quéru, Director LDN Fund project [email protected]
Boris Spassky, Investment Manager LDN Fund project [email protected]
Anne-Laurence Roucher, Head of Development, Mirova [email protected]
Ange-Wilfried Ezoua, Development team, Mirova [email protected]
Download the market study on land degradation neutrality and natural capital on: http://www.mirova.com/Content/Documents/Mirova/publications/va/MIROVA_STUDY_Unlocking%20the%20Market%20for%20LDN_EN.pdf
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