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1 SDG FinTech Initiative Sustainability and responsible conduct in the financial industry Frankfurt am Main, November 2017

2 ABOUT US The world faces daunting environmental challenges. Increasing pressures on the environment are causing serious damage to ecosystems and threatening the lives of millions of people. Widespread consensus for action has been reached. Many top-down approaches, such as the promotion of green energy and green finance, have proven very effective. At the same time, there is a growing understanding that these top-down approaches must be complemented by bottom-up approaches. Emerging digital technologies are opening a unique opportunity for such bottom-up approaches. New business models and bold entrepreneurs use these technologies to address sustainability challenges at home and abroad. The SDG FinTech Initiative was founded by Start-ups from Frankfurt and Frankfurt Main Finance to bridge the gap between the top-down approaches by politics and big corporates and innovative bottom-up approaches from Start-ups in the field of the internationally agreed development goals. SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 2

3 OUR AIMS serve as a single point of contact for corporates, politics, research institutions, NGOs and development organizations seeking co-operations with Start-ups committed to the SDGs foster the exchange of knowledge between the Start-ups themselves with a special emphasis on knowhow-transfer between Start-ups in developed and developing markets establish and strengthen links between SDG Start-ups and the players in development and development finance foster legal harmonization in the EU (Capital Market Union) SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 3

4 OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS 4

awamo http://awamo.com/ @awamo_group awamo 360 is a mobile, biometric banking software tailored for microfinance institutions.

5 awamo awamo 360 is a mobile, biometric banking software tailored for microfinance institutions. awamo 360 completely digitizes the microfinance business with maximum convenience and at minimal cost. Any Android mobile phone or Internet-connected PC can be used. awamo s biometric technology provides additional security and protects lenders from fraud. awamo 360 is "Software-as-a-Service", which means frequent data backups, updates, and improvements are automatically available without any installation or IT requirements. Currently, awamo serves 20 institutions with 15,000 clients in Uganda. awamo GmbH, Kaiserstraße 61, Frankfurt am Main SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 5

bettervest Patrick Mijnals, Founder & CEO patrick.mijnals@bettervest.com www.bettervest.com @bettervest In order to comply with the 2 C target set by the Paris Agreement, the global community must join forces to both reduce energy usage and switch to renewable energy sources.

bettervest is the leading German crowdinvesting platform for sustainable energy projects across the globe.

Meanwhile, project initiators receive the funding they need to, for example, install solar panels on the roof of a school in Ghana or distribute solar-home-systems to offgrid families in Namibia.

6 bettervest Patrick Mijnals, Founder & CEO In order to comply with the 2 C target set by the Paris Agreement, the global community must join forces to both reduce energy usage and switch to renewable energy sources. We at bettervest believe that everyone, regardless of the size of their wallet, can play a role in building this low-carbon future. bettervest is the leading German crowdinvesting platform for sustainable energy projects across the globe. From as little as 50 onwards we give ordinary citizens the opportunity to invest in CO 2 reduction projects. In return, they benefit financially from the resulting cost and energy reductions. Meanwhile, project initiators receive the funding they need to, for example, install solar panels on the roof of a school in Ghana or distribute solar-home-systems to offgrid families in Namibia. Our platform brings people together to jointly reduce energy poverty, improve clean energy infrastructure and protect the climate from harmful emissions. It is a win-win for all. Powering the world by empowering people. bettervest GmbH Kettenhofweg 125, Frankfurt am Main SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 6

7 EcoKraft Björn Fischer, Founder and CEO SME renewable energy projects in emerging economies have the greatest potential for social impact however, they have the greatest challenge to access funds. EcoKraft is developing a digital platform that reduces investment risks to increase financial flows to these projects. The platform will improve entrepreneurs capacities to develop bankable projects, and investors visibility of risk factors, dramatically increasing the potential to fund and implement these important projects. Learning, data collection, and information-sharing features are embedded in the platform to ensure access to information. EcoKraft was selected for participation in Accelerator Frankfurt in 2017, and received endorsements from: the Malawi Investment Trade Center, Cooperation Network for Renewable Energy in Malawi, Renew N able Malawi, the Solar Trade Association of Malawi, and Yvo de Boer (former UNFCCC Executive Secretary ). Invest in SME energy projects: generate social and financial return. SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de EcoKraft GmbH Stresemannallee 47, Frankfurt am Main 7

ecoligo Markus Schwaninger, CFO, markus.schwaninger@ecoligo.com Martin Baart, CEO, martin.baart@ecoligo.com www.ecoligo.com @ecoligo ecoligo is a complete digital solution for financing and delivering solar projects for businesses in emerging markets.

economy. The solar projects are financed through the crowdinvesting platform www.ecoligo.investments, offering fixed and attractive returns to private investors.

8 ecoligo Markus Schwaninger, CFO, Martin Baart, CEO, ecoligo is a complete digital solution for financing and delivering solar projects for businesses in emerging markets. By removing the technical and financial barriers that prevent such projects from being realised, ecoligo brings low-cost electricity to these businesses, helping them to grow and boost the local economy. The solar projects are financed through the crowdinvesting platform offering fixed and attractive returns to private investors. Investments start from 500 and save tonnes of CO 2 emissions, enabling impactful citizen participation in the global energy transition. Find out more at ecoligo.com. make investments. make them matter. ecoligo GmbH, EUREF Campus 7, Berlin SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 8

Green Mania Georg Schattney, Founder & Managing Partner georg.schattney@green-mania.

com @GreenManiaNews At GreenMania we believe that a fair treatment of fellow human beings and our environment is an integral

A majority of people around the world share this vision- and more and more firms and institutions, too.

We use digital technology to show the value of our shared social and ecological goods.

9 Green Mania Georg Schattney, Founder & Managing Partner At GreenMania we believe that a fair treatment of fellow human beings and our environment is an integral part of a good life regardless of all other values. A majority of people around the world share this vision- and more and more firms and institutions, too. GreenMania's offer is aimed at these individuals, institutions and companies. We use digital technology to show the value of our shared social and ecological goods. And we reward our members for positive contributions to these goods. GreenMania aims to become the leading incentive system for a fair and ecological lifestyle, to anchor sustainable action in everyday life and to improve the integration, efficiency and reach of markets for sustainable consumption. Living a 'good life' means something different for every individual. GreenMania GmbH Lichtensteinstraße 4, Frankfurt am Main SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 9

GreenTec Capital Thomas Festerling and Erick Yong co-founders SDG Fintech contact: Peter Grouev, Head of Risk Management p.grouev@greentec-capital.

We have developed a unique inclusive investment model, designed to address the problem of the Missing African Middle for startups and SMEs to ensure that all stakeholders truly benefit from value

We apply a specialized results4equity investment model, combining capacity building, business development, and funding support to help our startups develop into sustainable and impactful businesses

10 GreenTec Capital Thomas Festerling and Erick Yong co-founders SDG Fintech contact: Peter Grouev, Head of Risk Management GreenTec aspires to be the premier German impact investor in African startups. We have developed a unique inclusive investment model, designed to address the problem of the Missing African Middle for startups and SMEs to ensure that all stakeholders truly benefit from value creation. We apply a specialized results4equity investment model, combining capacity building, business development, and funding support to help our startups develop into sustainable and impactful businesses with Pan- African perspective. Our support offers entrepreneurs a cash-friendly and low-risk proposition. While our investors benefit from a risk-curated and impactful portfolio in a large and purposeful market. GreenTec plans to develop a portfolio of 50 impactful companies by 2020 and is in the process of developing an investment vehicle to facilitate access to African market for investors. Empowering Investments in Africa GreenTec Capital Partners GmbH, Carl-von-Noorden-Platz, Frankfurt am Main SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 10

MES&DAK Corporation Gilles komi MAGLO Founder - Chief Executive gmk@mesdak.com A Fintech solving the problem related the lack of access to finance towards MSMEs.

11 MES&DAK Corporation Gilles komi MAGLO Founder - Chief Executive gmk@mesdak.com A Fintech solving the problem related the lack of access to finance towards MSMEs. MES & DAK is offering an ecosystem for Financial Services to Africa and Middle East based MSMEs, including an ERP system and a business network platform. Through this, financial data is improved and access to financing are facilitated. Structured data also supports management quality and control, and hence participate in Capacity Building. MSMEs usually lack historic accounting data and, thus, experience regular refusals on credit enquiries. MES & DAK s ERP system called Enterprise Development Board (EDB) improves the quality of reporting thus, improves credit approval rates. M Network, the online platform connects all relevant stakeholders, reducing frictions in the market.. Lenders and Investors gain higher access to deal flows. Governments benefit from higher transparency through reinforcing regulatory standards Software Development in cooperation with German SUBITO AG. Finalist of EY startup Academy - project on Customer Development phase. The Fintech for MSMEs development MES & DAK Corporation, Boulevard D anfa, Casablanca, Morocco MES & DAK Germany, Heinrich-Wieland Straße 15, Ingelheim SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 11

Organisation für nachhaltigen Konsum Organization for sustainable consumption OfnK is a German non-profit organization dedicated to educate consumers about the production of products of all kinds,

We also want to educate consumers about the fact that a small donation in the right area/charity, can be a valuable contribution in compensating the negative effect caused.

12 Organisation für nachhaltigen Konsum Organization for sustainable consumption OfnK is a German non-profit organization dedicated to educate consumers about the production of products of all kinds, their supply chains and the resulting social and ecological damages. OfnK s goal is to make consumers buy more carefully and to become aware of the consequences of cheaply manufactured products. We also want to educate consumers about the fact that a small donation in the right area/charity, can be a valuable contribution in compensating the negative effect caused. We analyse financial transactions and supplement them with various information about the merchants and the purchase itself. Different machine learning algorithms categorize and analyse the information. They compare it with sustainability indices and public information to determine the environmental impact of the purchase. Based on this information, the donation is passed on to the resulting beneficial organization. It is also possible to propose the amount of donation, based on the negative impact on the environment. How we can change the world through machine learning and make our consumption sustainable. David Lais, Co-Founder & CEO dl@ofnk.org OfnK Organisation fu r nachhaltigen Konsum gemeinnuẗzige Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschra nkt) i. Gr. Friedelstraße Berlin SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 12

For impact investors, the SDG INVESTMENTS platform is a one-stopshop for their investment decisions. A broad partnership network supports the platform and ensures its integrity.

13 SDG Investments SDG INVESTMENTS is a matching platform for project initiators and institutional impact investors. As a BaFin-regulated financial service provider, SDG INVESTMENTS GmbH transforms project ideas into financial instruments, making them investable. For impact investors, the SDG INVESTMENTS platform is a one-stopshop for their investment decisions. A broad partnership network supports the platform and ensures its integrity. Projects and financial products are allocated to their respective SDG and investors pre-determine their SDG investment focus. The SDG INVESTMENTS platform automatically identifies suitable investments for these investors, and thereby improving selectionand investment processes substantially. SDG INVESTMENTS To become Europe s leading platform for SDG-based investments Frank Ackermann, Co-Founder & Managing Partner Lars Hunsche, Co-Founder & Managing Partner Bettina Gereth, Co-Founder info@sdg-investments.com SDG Investments GmbH, Hochstraße 29, Frankfurt am Main SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 13

14 WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US As Corporate As NGO As Start Up As Development Actor Connect with partners to upgrade and digitalize your sustainability projects and start pilot activities Make use of a unique expert pool from various backgrounds Connect with partners to upgrade and digitalize your sustainability projects and start pilot activities Help shape new policies related to SDGs Receive feedback on current policy developments from a new set of actors Develop new business opportunities and identify new income sources Identify new funding sources SDGFinTech@fmfinance.de 14

15 This initiative is open to all start-ups whose corporate mission is directly linked to advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and all other interested parties whether business, politics, NGOs or development organizations. Please contact us, if you would like to join. WEB: CONTACT: Georg Schattney Green Mania GmbH Dr. Jochen Biedermann Frankfurt Main Finance e.v. 15

ITC: DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESSES THROUGH TRADE

1 UN + WTO 2 ITC: DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESSES THROUGH TRADE The International Trade Centre (ITC) is fully dedicated to supporting the internationalization of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises