Home ImpactPolicies and statementsOur work in practice Our work in practice In these articles, we explain how we implement some of our policies and policy statements in practice – step by step. You may also learn more about our work in our annual reports and impact stories. Climate risk assessment and identification of adaptation opportunities Addressing climate change is one of Finnfund’s key objectives. Finnfund assesses the climate risks of every investment as part of our investment process. This includes an assessment of both physical climate risks as well as transition risks. Climate accounting Finnfund assesses the climate effects of every investment as part of the investment process leading to an investment decision, as well as annually during each respective investment period. Human rights management system Respecting and promoting human rights are at the very core of Finnfund’s work. In this article we explain, step-by-step, how our human rights due diligence works in practice and how we identify the projects that require human rights assessments going beyond what is covered in the IFC PS and the ILO CLS. Responsible tax principles Tax revenue and other tax-like fees paid by companies to the public sector in developing countries constitute one of the development aims of Finnfund’s work with the companies it finances. Read more Policies and statements Sustainability Reports Impact stories News Blog 13 March 2025 Harold Gordillo From buffer zones to digitalisation – advancing biodiversity in practice Nature and biodiversity have gained increased attention across different sectors in recent years, as… Blog 07 March 2025 Juho Uusihakala Driving women’s digital inclusion is essential to gender equality Advancing gender equality is a cross-cutting strategic priority at Finnfund. Our aim is to… News 04 March 2025 Opportunities for impact investing in emerging markets 20 March in Helsinki Impact investment seminar for institutional investors Time: Thursday 20 March 9-12 (breakfast available from… News 03 March 2025 Finnfund’s follow-on investment to Fibertime Group advances digital inclusion in South Africa with the help of Nokia technology Finnfund has made a follow-on investment of 2 million euros to Fibertime Group enabling… News 11 February 2025 Heikki Cantell appointed as the new chair of the Finnfund Board of Directors Heikki Cantell, the General Counsel and Secretary General at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB),… News 30 January 2025 Finnish investors support the electric vehicle business in India OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the first Finnish global emerging markets impact fund,… News 29 January 2025 Finnfund boosts green and women-owned enterprises in Mongolia with an Investment in XacBank Finnfund invests in XacBank, one of the leading banks in Mongolia, to boost green… Blog 28 January 2025 Peter Chappell The art of avocado farming in Kilimanjaro In the north of Tanzania, under the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, and abutting its… News 22 January 2025 Finnfund participates in a 200 million US dollar syndicated facility for Khan Bank to support green financing and MSME financial inclusion In a significant move towards sustainable development and economic empowerment, FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial… News 20 December 2024 Finnfund’s website renewed Finnfund has renewed the company website. The aim has been to both renew the… Scroll left Scroll right