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Africa Health Power Initiative delivering solar energy to rural healthcare facility in Africa

AHPI InitiativeActive

In partnership with Tanzania Red Cross

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Sustainable Finance

AHPI

CSR Platform

CSR Initiative

Africa Health Power Initiative

AHPI is how AGTPF delivers its CSR and sustainability work. It is led by the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) in partnership with CATA Energy. AHPI installs integrated off-grid renewable energy systems that strengthen primary healthcare, improve water access, make clean cooking possible and build climate resilience in vulnerable African communities.

Every light we switch on sparks a brighter future.

Clean Energy Access

Clean, affordable energy for homes, schools, farms and clinics, through plug-and-play solar systems that provide light and power businesses.

Healthcare Electrification

Solar PV and battery storage that strengthen primary healthcare and improve maternal and neonatal care, vaccine cold chains, diagnostics and emergency services.

Water & Food Security

Solar water pumps and community energy hubs addressing food security and water access, reducing dependence on diesel and biomass.

Nature-Based Solutions

Reforestation and watershed restoration built into deployments to reduce deforestation, restore ecosystems and bring long-term climate benefits.

International Standards

Every AGTPF investment follows these internationally recognised sustainability standards:

IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
Equator Principles (project finance investments exceeding USD 10 million)
ILO Core Conventions on labour standards

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Standards We Apply

Key Components of the IFC Sustainability Framework

The IFC's framework (updated effective 2012) has three main pillars. Together they set out how environmental and social risks are governed, managed and disclosed across all investment activities.

Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability

Sets out the IFC's commitments and roles in sustainable development, and the overarching principles for how environmental and social risks are identified, assessed and managed across all investment activities.

Defines IFC's commitments to sustainable development
Establishes roles and responsibilities across the investment lifecycle
Sets the overarching principles for environmental and social risk governance
Provides the foundation for client-level performance requirements

Performance Standards (PS)

Defines clients' roles and responsibilities for managing environmental and social risks. The Performance Standards cover eight areas: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Sustainability Outcomes, Labor and Working Conditions, Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention, Community Health, Safety and Security, Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement, Biodiversity Conservation, Indigenous Peoples, and Cultural Heritage.

Assessment and management of environmental and social sustainability
Labor and working conditions standards
Resource efficiency and pollution prevention
Community health, safety, land acquisition, biodiversity, indigenous peoples, and cultural heritage

Access to Information Policy

Covers transparency and disclosure obligations, so that relevant environmental and social information is made available to affected communities and the public, supporting informed decision-making and accountability.

Transparency and disclosure of environmental and social information
Public availability of project-level sustainability assessments
Stakeholder access to relevant project documentation
Accountability mechanisms for affected communities

IFC-Based Approach

CSR Integration Based on IFC Standards

We base our CSR approach on the IFC Framework and work across five areas:

Risk Management

Using IFC performance standards to identify, avoid, mitigate, and manage environmental and social risks in projects.

Strategic Alignment

Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors, which are often used to measure the success of these initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement

Involving stakeholders such as employees, customers and local communities, so CSR efforts reflect their expectations.

Transparency and Reporting

Publishing sustainability reports that align with both Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and IFC Standards, often termed the "GRI-IFC strategy".

Capacity Building

Building skills within communities to support long-term sustainability after the project or corporate involvement ends.

Sustainability of IFC-Based CSR

Reputation Management

Stronger reputation and trust among stakeholders, earned by showing commitment to internationally recognised environmental and social standards.

Performance Improvement

Better operational performance, particularly in energy efficiency and resource management, from applying IFC Performance Standards systematically.

Market Access

Better access to capital by meeting the sustainability requirements of investors, including development finance institutions and institutional capital providers.

While the IFC Sustainability Framework is widely regarded as a benchmark, some civil society organisations have raised concerns about the implementation and enforcement of these standards in certain projects.