Climate resilience

We turn vulnerability into opportunity for people living at the intersection of poverty and climate change.

Our impact

people reached with clean energy solutions

tonnes Co2 emissions avoided by our energy portfolio

lives improved through climate resilient agriculture

Investing in resilience in a climate of uncertainty

The climate crisis is expected to push more than 125 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. We focus on solutions that build economic and climate resilience for those on the frontlines.

Our energy portfolio focuses on providing off-grid electricity access, delivering solar-powered appliances, and building clean energy infrastructure.

We help farmers and rural families increase incomes to withstand climate shocks by investing in cutting-edge solutions like distributed renewables and regenerative agriculture.

We invest in companies developing solutions to reduce food waste, mitigate deforestation, increase biodiversity, and re-imagine waste management.

Woman smiles while holding solar powered light in her East African home

Woman carefully pours milk into a plastic bottle next to an open Koolboks refrigeration unit in her West Africa home

Two women talk while tending to active bee hives in India

We put people and planet at the center of our work.

Across energy, agriculture, and workforce, we create investment strategies designed to break the cycle of poverty and create a more sustainable future for everyone.

Trellis

We invest in scalable agribusinesses that improve the lives of smallholder farmers through market access and climate adaptation support.

Farmer's hands hold ripe red peppers in a greenhouse enclosure

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund

ARAF is the world’s first equity fund designed to build the climate resilience of smallholder farmers.

Women carries crops in a East African farm

Pioneer Energy Investment Inititative PLUS

We invest in sustainable energy-powered appliances that help increase incomes and enhance climate resilience for rural livelihoods.

Man pours milk from small container to larger container in Indian dairy storage facility

Green Growth

We’re re-imagining India’s green job revolution by investing in companies serving the millions of informal workers in the waste management system.

Woman carefully inspects and sorts cloth waste for recycling and re-use

KawiSafi Ventures

KawiSafi invests in companies developing decarbonized, distributed solar energy infrastructure for underserved populations in East Africa.

Worker operates a forklift in a warehouse

Hardest-to-Reach

We’re scaling off-grid solar distribution in sub-Saharan Africa’s underserved markets to help achieve universal energy access.

A man and woman enjoying access to lighting in their home

Report

Resilient. Farmers. Investing to Overcome the Climate Crisis

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Two farmers walk through flooded field along Lake Naivasha in Kenya

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