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.

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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.

News

Finnfund’s website renewed

Finnfund has renewed the company website. The aim has been to both renew the…

Finnfund’s AA+ rating affirmed by Fitch Ratings

The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Finnfund’s credit rating at ‘AA+’ with…

Cassava Technologies receives USD 90 million equity investment for expanding digital infrastructure across Africa 

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (Finnfund),…

Survey: Finnfund valued as a partner – expertise and added value through cooperation

Professional, responsible, innovative, reliable, and pragmatic. These are some of the characteristics attributed to…

The risk of not investing: Failing to provide digital access poses risks to achieving SDGs

The risk of not investing. That is how one could summarise the linkage between…

Stronger US dollar under Trump 2.0 – what are the impacts on emerging and developing markets?

Earlier last month, Donald Trump made a remarkable political comeback by being re-elected as…

Season’s Greetings

Best wishes for the holiday season and a happy New Year!

Finnfund’s 10 million euro equity investment boosts the expansion of fiber network in Nepal

Finnfund invests in WorldLink Communications Ltd, the largest internet service provider in Nepal and…
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CFO Insight into Q3 2024

The first three quarters of the year have been marked by stable growth. At…

Finnfund invests in an energy tech company that helps Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently

Africa’s power grids face significant challenges, with utilities struggling to provide consistent service due…