London, 21 June 2025 – In support of the historic South African G20 Presidency, Africa investor (Ai) launched two flagship publications during London Climate Action Week (LCAW), calling for ambitious reforms in global climate finance and nature-based investing.
The G20 Nature Investment Roadmap 2.0, developed by Africa investor in collaboration with the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Investable Asset Classes Working Group, urges G20 leaders to adopt a strategic shift that recognizes natural capital as a productive, tangible public asset. The roadmap offers a practical framework for integrating ecosystem services into national accounts, sovereign balance sheets, and public investment strategies, warning that failure to protect nature and ecosystem services could result in an $80 trillion loss to the global economy over the next 25 years.
Read the G20 Nature Investment Roadmap 2.0
In parallel, Africa investor released the GEMs 3.0 Institutional Investor User Survey, developed with support from EY, which captures insights from select SMI institutional members managing over $6 trillion in assets. The survey highlights how leading investors are harnessing AI and digital platforms to unlock transition finance and low-carbon investment opportunities in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The findings affirm that AI-driven asset allocation is rapidly emerging as a transformative enabler for mobilizing long-term institutional capital at scale.
Read the GEMs 3.0 Survey
“These seminal Institutional Investor–Public Partnership initiatives for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs)—announced at London Climate Week—are critical milestones on the road to COP30 in Brazil, Africa’s G20 in South Africa, and next year’s G7 in France,” said Dr. Hubert Danso, CEO and Chairman of Africa investor and Co-Chair of the SMI Africa Council. Expressing gratitude to the SMI, ecosystem collaborators, and institutional investment leaders for advancing this important work, Dr. Danso emphasized: “Let’s be the market—and move beyond ‘Theory of Change’ and ‘Change the Theory.’”
Together, these reports reinforce Africa investor’s innovative leadership in delivering investable, scalable frameworks that empower institutional investor–public partnerships, accelerate climate action, protect nature, and drive green industrialisation in Africa and globally — proving that what’s good for Africa and the planet can also generate risk-adjusted, mandate-aligned, and resilient portfolios for investors worldwide.
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