Investing in Agriculture in the DRC
Since the launch of CDC’s current strategy in 2012, our aim has been to invest where our job creation focus can have the greatest impact: in countries where the private sector is weak and jobs are scarce, and in sectors where growth leads to jobs. Our recently announced US$18.1m investment into Feronia, an agricultural production […]
ESG Integral to Approach of Emerging Market Fund Managers
CDC Group plc, the UK’s development finance institution and a leading emerging markets private equity fund investor, has announced the results of its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) survey of fund managers. The survey looks at fund managers’ evolving ESG support needs and the ways CDC can meet this current demand. Fifty-three individuals took […]
Sustainable Palm Oil is Good for Business
New joint study from CDC, FMO and WWF shows economic benefits of sustainable palm oil Protecting the environment by producing certified sustainable palm oil is also good for the bottom line, according to a ground-breaking new report released today. Profitably and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production is a first-time study that comprehensively examines the financial […]
CDC Sets Up Pragati to Invest in India’s Poorest States
India’s rapid economic growth has been well documented. As has its space programme, aid programme and the number of billionaires who hail from the world’s largest democracy. But India remains a country of stark contrasts, as anyone who has travelled there can attest. According to the Multidimensional Poverty Index developed by the Oxford Poverty and […]
CDC appoints new Chief Executive
CDC, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), has appointed Diana Noble as its new Chief Executive Officer. Noble joins the organisation at a time of significant change, with a new business plan published earlier this year in response to a major review by the Department for International Development (DFID). As well as acting as a […]
A New Business Plan for CDC
Blog post written for Business Fights Poverty by Rod Evison, Acting CEO, CDC Group plc CDC is the world’s oldest development finance institution (DFI), having been established in 1948. Since then it has evolved and operated in a number of different ways, but its fundamental purpose has remained unchanged: to invest in promising business in […]