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Company name

responsAbility Investments AG

Project number

14526-01

FI-2 operations are those where the risk potential is considered medium: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of or is expected to consist of, business activities that have potential limited adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible, and readily addressed through mitigation measures; or includes a very limited number of business activities with potential adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are diverse, irreversible, or unprecedented.

E&S category
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FI-2

Country

Regional

Sector

Agribusiness

Status

In implementation

Disclosed date

07/27/2023

Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.

Projected board date
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11/14/2023

Approval date

11/14/2023

Signed date

12/22/2023

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

Portfolio Management Division

Investment type

Syndicated amount

N/A

Financing amount

USD $ 15,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

IDB Invest is considering an investment of up to US$15 million in responsAbility Sustainable Food – Latam (the “Fund”), marking the first cooperation with experienced impact manager responsAbility (“responsAbility" or “the Fund Manager”). The Fund will make mezzanine investments in fruit & vegetables producers, with an impact strategy on sustainable agriculture throughout LAC, strengthen agriculture value chains with a specific climate focus. This will be responsAbility's first fund entirely dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean (“LAC”). The Fund will have a pan-LAC scope with a key focus on Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Chile. The Fund would directly benefit global food security.

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Environmental and social review

IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.

RESPONSABILITY SUSTAINABLE FOOD FUND - LATAM I - 14526-RG - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY (ESRS)

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Contact information

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Client Contact

EMAIL

Rik.vyverman@responsability.com

PHONE NUMBER

+41 44 403 05 00

POST OFFICE ADDRESS

IDB Invest Contact

EMAIL

requestinformation@idbinvest.org

PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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