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A significant contribution from our clients to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In 2020, Proparco financed 57 new projects for which ex ante impacts were analyzed and recorded, including 10 projects in fragile or conflict-affected countries.1 The contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) expected from these projects are set out below, as well as the breakdown of these contributions by signed amounts.2
€1,767 M
of private finance mobilized (projects approved), i.e. a ratio of 1.00.
719,000 tons
of CO2 equivalent avoided
every year, throughout the lifetime of projects.
€285 M
of projects with climate co-benefits.
A significant contribution by our clients to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
257 Environmental and Social
Action Plans (ESAP) and 14 Corporate Governance Action Plans (CGAP) deployed in our portfolio.
9new PROPULSE projects
(technical assistance) signed for our clients (€905,000).
Women: 87% of clients of microfinance institutions financed in 2020. 324,000 beneficiaries of improved transport services within 5 years.
1 As defined by the World Bank (2020). 2 A mapping of the contribution to the SDGs expected from the 57 projects signed in 2020 was conducted using a correlation table between our impact indicators and the SDGs. Each time a project contributes directly to one of the SDGs, the amount of the financing signed is recorded for this SDG. With a volume of signatures of €1.17 billion, the total volume of contributions to the SDGs stands at €3.59 billion. It should be noted that a working group has been set up in AFD Group to more clearly define the indicators related to SDG 1.
In low-income countries, 93% of jobs supported within 5 years provided with a social protection for employees and their families, beyond local regulations.
399,000 beneficiaries of new or improved access to microcredit, including 105,000 in fragile or conflict countries.
1.7 million beneficiaries of new or improved access to an essential good or service in the health sector within 5 years in low-income and lower middle-income countries.
4,300 students benefitting from new or improved access to education within 5 years.
€ 3.59 Bn
50% of jobs held by women within a third of our clients within 5 years. 31,800 direct jobs held by women supported within 5 years. 18 projects qualified to the 2X Challenge, i.e. €158 M
An installed capacity of renewable energy of 600 MW once the projects are operational.
803,300 jobs supported within 5 years, including 75% in low-income and lower middle-income countries and 31% in fragile or conflict countries.
€1,079 M (30%)
€773 M (21%)
€587 M (16%)
€526 M (15%)
€285 M (8%)
€168 M (5%)
