Sustainable resource development can contribute significantly to economic development while also providing significant returns to investors.
Successful investing in this climate means looking for, high quality assets, low on the cost curve with scale potential, and in commodities with anticipated supply deficits. Our focus on ESG within the commodities sector is based on the premise that a full scope environmental and social licence to operate is required to manage the risks inherent to the industry, and a that fully sustainable operations are more likely to outperform. We seek to partner with management teams that share this ethos and to grow profitable projects that support building a green sustainable future for the planet.
The emerging markets credit space provides conditions for compelling risk-adjusted opportunities that have a high impact in such economies.
Through active engagement and an ESG driven approach with our sponsors and investee companies, ARCH aims to leverage credit and structural enhancements wherever possible in our targeted regions. Investment opportunities range from the financing of capital expenditure, acquisition financing, project financing, recapitalisations, bridge financing and other complex situations that require bespoke, structured credit solutions.
Emerging market countries still lag behind developed markets regions in addressing climate change and deploying renewable energy solutions. Private sector opportunities can contribute to emerging countries’ progress on much-needed energy infrastructure to support substantial development. Private investment can sit alongside the public sector in the development of sustainable technologies for the emerging markets energy sector to address the very considerable level of demand.
The ARCH team works to create long-term value through customised products for our stakeholders, while addressing the emerging markets’ growing demand for bankable, de-risked energy generation, and at the same time ensuring affordability and strict adherence to the highest ethical and environmental standards.
The logistics industry is pivotal in many emerging markets as it contributes to strengthening infrastructure, enabling supply chains, gateways and distribution networks and, increasing mobility while also creating sustainable employment.
The ARCH team aims to create and enable opportunities through investments in logistics to support sustainable economic growth and regional integration in our focused markets. We are targeting projects relating to the movement and storage of goods (such as cold chain solutions) together with other logistics sub-sectors.