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Investments in this category include activities that help push the world in a more sustainable direction, for example by improving public health, contributing to renewable energy or by delivering innovative technologies. Or, to put it another way, these are investments that take the lead.
Leaders are players who Velliv believes have already taken the necessary steps today to contribute to a more sustainable future. These are actors who provide products, services or other offerings that directly benefit the social or green transition. This could be technology that generates renewable energy or that promotes financing of initiatives that specifically support gender equality.
This category includes listed shares and corporate bonds. Additionally, the leaders category includes alternative investments, impact investments, real estate and social and green bonds.
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Annapurna Finance is a financial institution that helps primarily female entrepreneurs in rural areas with working capital and small loans. Annapurna Finance has a loan portfolio of more than US$1.1 billion, and by the end of December 2023, the company had helped more than 2.6 million entrepreneurs.
Access to working capital and small loans plays a crucial role in the development of low-income countries and is an important means of eradicating poverty and increasing gender equality. Therefore, the investment falls within the leaders category.