Sustainability

At BluePeak, our approach to sustainability unlocks scale, impact, and longevity for well-run businesses. We deliver positive outcomes and more resilient returns by taking action to improve the well-being and long-term prospects of people and the planet.

Africure

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How are we accelerating Africa’s self-reliance, increasing local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and boosting access to affordable medicines across the continent?

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MISSION

We sought to solve a critical imbalance between the supply and demand of quality medication in a market exposed to shortages, expensive imported products and numerous inferior counterfeit goods.

We identified a credible local partner with local manufacturing and distribution capabilities in need of strategic support to help realise its growth ambitions to scale up operations and multiply the number of customers and patients it can reach with affordable and reliable treatments. BluePeak also provided a vital capital boost to maximise the company’s reach - unlocking roductivity and Africure’s untapped potential.

Africure will serve significantly more patients needing urgent treatments for communicable, infectious and chronic diseases and conditions. The company also produces more products designed for women during pregnancy while positively contributing to the well-being and quality of life of millions in Africa to solve an unmet need.

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TARGETED SDGs
ieng

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How are we improving connectivity for last-mile access to narrow the gap in Africa’s digital divide as part of our strategy to drive inclusive growth across the continent?

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MISSION

We sought to accelerate the pace and scale at which telecommunications can be a critical enabler of economic development and productivity by boosting capacity among growing businesses and rural communities throughout Africa.

We partnered with ieng, a pan-African provider of endto- end infrastructure services fully adept in engineering, construction, maintenance and the supply of hybrid power solutions to Africa’s burgeoning telecom sector. BluePeak provided critical capital and an expansion plan to extend ieng’s geographic reach - catalysing the firm’s growth strategy and aim to meet rising consumer demand.

ieng will provide an improved offering of mobile and internet connectivity in over 19 African countries and is driving the roll-out of more towers in rural areas while offering hybrid power solutions that are more efficient and reduce Africa’s carbon footprint.

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Grit

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How are we supporting a female-led real estate company to strengthen industrial facilities in Africa during the pandemic when businesses and institutions need to build resilience in efforts to overcome disruptions to supply chains?

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MISSION

First, we sought to maximise women’s economic participation and impact by identifying a female founder whose growing business needed a transformation strategy and bespoke financial and technical support to achieve the next stage of her business’s development plan.

We supported Grit to bolster the balance sheet of Orbit, a growing manufacturing and warehousing facility supplying personal and home care hygiene products to East Africa from Nairobi. The move unlocked additional cash flow to acquire, restore and expand the business.

As part of Grit’s new development plan to transform industrial logistics in Africa - improving the continent’s competitiveness and deepening intra-African trade, BluePeak and Grit are strengthening Orbit’s manufacturing output and position as a critical supply chain and logistics hub.

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ESG Framework

BluePeak applies the best practices of responsible investment and leads with an ESG-integrated approach.

An ESG-integrated approach

is fundamental to our investment strategies, performance and contributes to creating a more sustainable future.

Dedicated teams

within BluePeak govern our environmental and social management system (ESMS), which builds on the IFC’s Sustainability Framework to provide insights to inform responsible investment decision-making, reporting and risk mitigation throughout the investment cycle.

At BluePeak

we consciously deploy capital to maximise and analyse the value and impact our work brings to economies, people and the planet.

We welcome the EU regulation on sustainability-related discourses in the financial services sector (SFDR) as a true
catalyst driving the integration of ESG risks into the investment decisions.

BluePeak Private Capital Fund is classified as an Article 8 under SFDR, and we continue to advocate and embed ESG into our mission.

We are proud

to be recognised as an active partner, practising a rigorous Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy since inception.

As an advocate for more transparency, BluePeak is compliant with recognised international standards.

Impact Driven Strategy

BluePeak invests with intent; we identify opportunities that generate impact in critical areas, including gender equality, job creation and climate action – to ensure that we play our part in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Every project we design
maximises economic, social and environmental
impact alongside a financial return.

Our APPROACH

To ensure that conscious capital effectively meets the evelopment challenges and rising opportunities that the Fund and our investor base support - BluePeak targets three strategic focus areas - to invest in resilience, climate action and inclusive economies.

We monitor impact-oriented themes that respond to the countries and companies we serve. As part of our approach, we track and report performance in line with the SDGs for each investment we make, the Fund and BluePeak as an organisation.

The Fund qualifies as a 2X Challenge fund and adopted gender smart investing at the firm and portfolio level. We implement programmes, initiatives and reporting to encourage inclusion and strengthen our approach to gender smart investing.

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COMMITMENT

BluePeak actively measures and demonstrates impact management as a committed member, signatory and advocate of market-shaping initiatives and coalitions such as UN Principles for Responsible Investment, the Operating Principles for Impact Management, and the 2x Challenge.