AfricaSIF is an independent, pan-African network launched in 2010 to promote sustainable investment across Africa. It builds a platform by connecting individuals and organizations, providing a knowledge base of research on African investment, and advocating for sustainable finance. The network shares investment opportunities and guidelines that integrate environmental, social, and governance factors to increase sustainable investment in Africa.

1. Introducing AfricaSIF
AfricaSIF is an independent, not-for-profit pan-
African network, knowledgebase and advocate
launched in June 2010 to promote sustainable
investment across the continent. The AfricaSIF
Project is building AfricaSIF as a network of
institutions and individuals active in public, private
and philanthropy sectors making investment in
Africa happen across asset classes, countries and
stakeholders from our platform @ africasif.org.
Africa Sustainable Investment Forum
AfricaSIF Project Steering Committee 2011
africasif.org
Disclaimer: AfricaSIF, AfricaSIF Project, its members and SinCo do not represent any position, endorse specific policies or standards, nor advocate any direction other than those that
drive sustainable investment on the continent. The views expressed in this publication are those of its authors and do not reflect those of its clients nor stakeholders unless otherwise
stated. In addition, investment products and organizations referenced in this report are for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice nor
endorsements of the views expressed. Investors should perform their own due diligence on any potential investments.
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2. Making the case for sustainable investment in Africa,
one investment at a time
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3. AfricaSIF: attracting sustainable investment
Investment: What is the proposition to attract new capital in new
ways to Africa - increasing investment flows to the continent
across asset classes?
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Sustainability: How do we ensure that when the capital flows, it is
sustainable investment that explicitly integrates ESG factors that
empowers long-term sustainable development and moves Africa
toward the MDGs?
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AfricaSIF: Networking investment practitioners inside and outside
Africa joined as a collaboration of individuals and institutions
Network sharing research, analysis and investment opportunities that
Knowledgebase
Advocate
increases the size of the market for all and advocates for
investment guidelines that integrate environmental, social and
governance [ESG] factors in Africa.
SOURCESThe Sustainability Imperative, Harvard Business Review, May 2010 (http://hbr.org/2010/05/the-sustainability-imperative/ar/1
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4. AfricaSIF: builds the platform in 3 ways
Building a platform in Africa
• Connecting
individuals and
Network organizations in Africa
and the world
• Past and current
research on
Knowledgebase investment in Africa
• Benchmark survey &
report every 2 years
• Developing case
studies and promoting
Advocate sustainable finance to
all stakeholders
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5. AfricaSIF proposition: geographies
Regional expertise in network, business languages
• Southern • South Africa
Regional expertise in network
Africa • Botswana
• Eastern • Kenya
Africa • Tanzania
• Western • Nigeria
Africa • Ghana
• Northern • Egypt
Africa • Morocco
• English Botswana, Uganda
Business languages
• Portugese Angola, Mozambique
• French Cote D Ivoire, Senegal
• Arabic Morocco, Tunisia
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6. Voices: What people are saying about AfricaSIF
• This is so exciting and a brilliant concept. AfricaSIF has a lot of interesting,
relevant information.
• AfricaSIF will achieve some key things if it is successful: Increase
accountability, Reduce poverty. Increase entrepreneurship. This is what
sustainable investment could achieve for Africa.
• I think the AfricaSIF is a very good idea.
• This makes sense.
• Africa is in desperate need of meaningful investment that will have lasting
benefits and provide platforms for future growth.
• There is an imperative for change in how people do business and with how
people invest their money. Drivers for this change are needed and AfricaSIF
seems to be well-aligned to motivate this change.
• “Africa is receiving a lot of investment attention, its important to make sure it is
sustainable for the continent's long-term growth and not exploitative.”
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7. AfricaSIF people: 2010 Intern Pod 2/2
Brandon Purcell Sandro Belvisi
Kelly Knorr
MBA, Intern MBA, Intern
MBA, Intern
UC-Berkeley (Haas) IE-Madrid
UC-Berkeley (Haas)
2009 2010
2010
Corinna Bordewieck Cathy Richards
Matt Stephenson Master of International Affairs, Intern
MBA, Intern MPA, Intern
Columbia University School for
Wharton MIIS
International and Public Affairs
2011 2009 2010
Nina Corynne Dongkeng Zapgo Ike Nwagbara Megan Haas
Master in Business Law, Intern Master in Finance, Intern Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
Université Libre de Tunis London Business School Fletcher School, Tufts University
Scheduled June 2010 2010 2011
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8. Vision of the world tomorrow
Together, we can partner on behalf of our planet and prosperity and help countries increase access to power while
skipping - leapfrogging - the dirtier phase of [invest]ment .
- Barack Obama, 44th president of USA in address to Ghanaian parliament, Accra, 11 July 2009
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