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This inaugural impact report of Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital(1) is a deeply symbolic and pivotal step in our commitment to the economy’s shift to a more sustainable model. It captures the very essence of the three pillars of impact we shape every day at Mirova.
The world is faced with urgent, global and interconnected environmental challenges: global warming, air, water and land pollution, non-sustainable resources exploitation, waste, food and water insecurity, deforestation, biodiversity loss.... Solutions exist, but they need financing to scale up and become sustainable and replicable business models.
When growth capital makes it possible to build sustainable real estate At the heart of social and societal issues, cities and urban areas are some of the drivers of climate change, causing collateral damage to biodiversity, resources, air and health. At the forefront, the transport and construction sectors are facing a challenge of unprecedented magnitude: to transform themselves fundamentally in order to drastically reduce their impact on the environment. In this context, Mirova’s Impact Private Equity strategy focuses on solutions and technologies that will help to make sustainable cities a reality. In this article, we take a closer look at buildings.
Since the beginning of the year, the market's attention has focused on challenges confronting the energy sector, which is in turmoil following Russia's military attack on Ukraine in February. The embargoes imposed as a result of this offensive have heightened fears, already palpable in the preceding months, of tensions between energy supply and demand, causing a further surge in prices, particularly for oil and gas.
When growth capital builds the clean mobility of tomorrow At the heart of social and societal issues, cities and urban areas are one of the drivers of climate change, causing collateral damage to biodiversity, resources, air and health. At the forefront, the transport and construction sectors are facing a challenge of unprecedented magnitude: to transform themselves fundamentally in order to drastically reduce their impact on the environment. In this context, Mirova’s Impact Private Equity strategy focuses on solutions and technologies that will help to make sustainable cities a reality. In this article, we take a closer look at mobility.
While the "food system" as a whole is a major driver of climate change, the agriculture sector face a challenge of unprecedented magnitude: to undergo a profound transformation to produce more and better with less while reducing its environmental footprint. Within this context, Mirova's environmental impact private equity strategy focuses on proven agro-technologies to lead this transition towards a more sustainable system.
