SANEC Social Investment Desk

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Impact Investment Cooperation
? The placement of capital into social
enterprises and other structures with the intent
to create benefits beyond financial return
(Global Compact, 2014)
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Definition

• The SANEC Impact Investment Cooperation will
  support socio-economic projects in Southern
  Africa as an additional Return Of Investment
  (ROI) for the private sector. The Cooperation
  will be a self-sustaining project, through which
  SANEC stakeholders can contribute to the
  development in countries of the Southern African
  Development Community (SADC).

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Goals

• Uniting social and economic needs
• Matching private companies and social-economic
  initiatives
• Contributing to the development of Southern
  Africa

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Institutional Context

• International guidelines (OECD)
• Governmental regulations in Southern Africa ask
  for social entrepreneurship / Broad Based Black
  Economic Empowerment

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Social Context

• Contributing to the social economic circumstances
  of the Southern African society
• Empowering Southern African local communities
• Contributing to the future prospective of
  children, women empowerment , disabled,
  previously disadvantaged

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Business Benefits

• Being socially responsible but saving time and
  effort
• Achieving win-win situations
• Improved reputation and legitimacy amongst all
  shareholders
• Competitive advantages in the business field

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Future Impact Investment Cooperation Projects
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Requirements of projects (1)

• Locally-based project
• No competition with existing local initiatives
• Progress to be monitored on the ground and being
  shared (online) openly
• Contribution to local development of human
  capital (education training)

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Requirements of projects (2)

• Create local jobs
• In South Africa contributing to development of
  black, female and/or disabled workers
• Return Of Investment (ROI) for stakeholders

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Examples of future Impact Investment Cooperation
projects passed today
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Discussion on the way forward
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SANEC SUSTAINABILITY DESK
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Discussion Points Impact Investment
Cooperation Tentitive start Q1 2015

• By SANEC members for SANEC members
• Criteria for projects to be considered
• Formation of an advisory board
• Ideas for financing (for example crowdfunding)
• Other input from you

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Follow-up after today

• Implementation of your input and feedback
• Your other suggestions after today
• Mail Violet Nijboer office_at_sanec.nl
• or phone Mark Reyneker 070-3470781

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Thank you for your attention