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"Inclusive & Profitable Investment Models" Over three decades of inclusive business with the BOP has allowed us to develop successful models of contract farming in high value crops. Designing systems that ensure increasing returns to farmers in Asia while providing us substantial returns has proven to be an effective means to growth with all players in the chain benefiting continuously. TBLI CONFERENCE™ EUROPE 2014 took place on 28 & 29 October 2014 in Amsterdam, hosted by the VU University Amsterdam. The program included a wide selection of topics high on the agenda for sustainable finance professionals. Among them were trends in impact investing, impact measurement, philanthropy and program-related investing, ESG integration, ESG in fixed income markets, green bonds, shareholder engagement, strategies on fossil fuel investing and managing ESG risks. Reflecting the year's theme for TBLI CONFERENCES, "Connecting the Dots", we had included several workshops held at previous events in Zurich, New York and Oslo so that we can build on their learnings and insights.
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“Impact Investment”
Bugg-Levine, then with the Rockefeller Foundation, coined the
term in 2007
I was told that’s what we have been doing since 1982
www.urmatt.com
A 30 Year Journey
• 30 Years of Discovery And Of Learning • 30 Years of Rewards And Satisfaction - Personal And
Financial • 30 Years of Impact Investment
Why? • Own financial gain.. • More importantly: !
To substantially better their lives of our producers
It began here. !An inaccessible part of Thailand’s Golden Triangle. No roads.
We began by identifying a high value crop, then selected an area excluded from development. !We chose the poorest areas to benefit from our agricultural expertise and global marketing.
The Impact • Total Integration cuts out layers of costs, allowing us to save
and Pay more to the farmers
!!
!!!!We provide:
• Annual scholarships for children • Village funds managed by village leaders • Aid with several non-agro economic efforts • Help in production of own organic fertilizers • Solar lighting for remote villages, other assistance !
All from company profit.
Knowledge
• We train our farmers to optimize and diversify
• We view crops as raw materials
• Value addition and integration is fundamental to our operations
• Research & Development is key to production of higher value products from crops
• We target zero waste
We’ve launched several projects over the years
• Always working with the BOP farmers
• Every operation is impactful and profitable !!!!
!Because we:
• Focus on sustainability and organic cultivation • Find products that are in high demand • Complete field trials for crop viability
• Succeed with trials then approach global clients • Contract farmers to grow crops for the product
• Sell before we produce
Today our group operates several
contract farming based projects in:
THAILAND - Chiang Rai - Ratchaburi
LAOS
BRAZIL
SIERRA LEONE
ARGENTINA
Projects in the Pipeline
CAMBODIA Rice
VIETNAM Cashews
Rice Contract Farming
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Organic Noodles Production
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Chia Seeds Contract Farming
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Coconuts Contract Farming
Ratchaburi, Thailand
Hilltribe Organics (eggs)
Sierra Leone
Our projects are supported, for profit, in part by impact funds. !!We welcome discussion to work with viable ideas.
