Impact & ESG

To generate financial returns while also contributing to shared prosperity, enhanced equity, and environmental sustainability in our markets

Impact Pillars

By fostering the growth of SMEs, we aim to create decent jobs, improve access to basic services and goods, and promote inclusive development and economic growth, ultimately leading to poverty reduction.

Priority SDGs
Promote inclusive economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Commitments
  • Job creation or support by investee companies
  • Poverty reduction via investments
We are committed to promoting gender equality in the workplace and the value chain, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to thrive and contribute to their full potential..

Priority SDGs

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Commitments

  • Increased participation of women in the workforce, leadership and business ownership
Recognizing the urgency of climate action, we invest in solutions that reduce environmental impact, embrace clean energy, and promote responsible consumption and production.

Priority SDGs

Ensure access to reliable, clean, and affordable energy
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Commitments

  • Reduction in energy and water consumption waste generation and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Increased use of renewable energy

Our Theory of Change

We invest in SMEs with high growth potential to achieve a number of measurable results which contribute to lives and environment impacted through sustainable development

CCA invests

  • Capital
  • Knowledge and expertise
  • Technical Assistance
  • Resources, institutional Support & Networks

In SMEs with high growth potential

  • Aligned with CCA’s investment strategy in West Africa

To achieve measurable results

  • Increasing number of decent jobs
  • Improved access to basic services and goods
  • Improved gender equality in the workplace
  • Improved resource and energy efficiency

Which contributes to

  • Growth of SMEs into sustainable employers
  • Inclusive development and economic growth
  • Reduced environmental risk and GHG emissions
  • Energy resilience
  • Innovations in the circular economy

Lives and Environment Impacted through sustainable development

  • Poverty reduction
  • A more gender-balanced society
  • A healthier environment

Our Impact Approach to Investing

On each investment, we follow a structured process to assess and track the impact generated from the point of screening, through the investment lifecycle until our exit and beyond.

Screening and Deal Alignment

Identification of potential for impact under the 3 pillars and 5 SDGs

Preliminary Investment Appraisal

Development of impact thesis for investment

Due Diligence

Assessment of impact management capacity and competency

Transaction Closing
  • Agreement on impact objectives and indicators
  • Appointment of investee "Impact Champion"
Value Creation & Monitoring

Quarterly and annual impact reporting by Investee and CCA

Exit
  • Capturing impact outcomes achieved across CCA's impact pillars.
  • Ensuring sustained impact after exit.

Impact at a Glance

12

SMEs financed

$72m+

total capital invested

8900+

Jobs supported

51%

women in workforce

30%

women in leadership

59%

of employees under the age of 35

12000+kW

of renewable energy generated

1000+

tonnes of waste recycled

10000+tCOe

GHG emissions avoided

80%

of raw materials sourced locally

Our Impact Portfolio

Our portfolio companies align with different global SDGs.