AFC’s Environmental Management System

In implementing the Environmental Management System, AFC has achieved certification of its Environmental Management System Certificate according to ISO 14001, in November 2020.

Deriving from AFC's environmental policy, the following environmental objectives were defined, to further reduce our environmental footprint:

Striving towards purchasing more regional, sustainable and ecofriendly office material

We keep working on further avoiding and reducing emissions whenever and wherever possible to reduce our corporate carbon footprint even more.

Our in-house green finance experts

Elena Yunatska joined AFC-FSD in 2021. She has above 20 years of experience in the management of international TA projects, and over 10 years in green finance. Ms Yunatska is a certified green finance expert and an experienced trainer. She conceptualized and monitored implementation of various TA assignments in green finance with focus on access to finance, capacity building, impact assessments, research, sustainability of financial markets, awareness raising, visibility of impact, etc. In addition to Ukrainian– her mother tongue– she is fluent in English, German and Russian.

Contact: elena.yunatska@afci.de

Alexis Nyamugira joined AFC-FSD in 2021. He has over 5 years of experience in advisory and implementation of technical assistance, including green and biodiversity finance initiatives. Mr Nyamugira has a strong track record in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and research on various topics related to financial sector development. Prior to joining AFC, he worked at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. He has also worked as a research fellow and independent consultant in international development, focusing on financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. Mr Nyamugira is fluent in French, English, and Swahili.

Contact: Alexis.Nyamugira@afci.de