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LIVELIHOODS FUND“THE FUTURE DEPENDSON WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT”GANDHI

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AN INNOVATIVE APPROACHTO CARBON OFFSETTINGSINCE THE CREATION OF THE DANONE FUND FOR NATURE IN 2008, DANONE HAS BEEN TESTING NEW APPROACHES TO CARBON ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING DIFFERENT PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY RESTORATION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY.

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CARBON INTENSIFICATION AT THE HEART OF LIVELIHOODS

Ecology and poverty are linked

Ecological crisis

Deforestation, soil depletion, loss of

biodiversity = arable land area equivalent to the

UK lost every year

Malnutrition

80% of malnourished = poor subsistence

farmers,80% work by hand,

2% mechanized

Carbon and Food

1 ha of dense forest holds 400 T of carbon,organic matter in soil = carbon stored

REDUCEPOVERTY

RESTOREECOSYSTEMS

DEVELOP LOCAL ECONOMY

THROUGH CARBON ECONOMY

BUSINESS MODEL

LIVELIHOODS

FUNDINVESTMENT FUND

BENEFITS OVER 24 YRS

Carbon creditsInnovation

Internal motivationReputation

LONG TERM BENEFITS

Food security Development

Environmental enhancement

CARBON CREDITSCurrent estimate 6- 7 MT CO2

COMMUNITIES & ECOSYSTEMSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

• Investment Fund regulated in Luxembourg (SICAV SIF)• Multi-sector investor base and shared governance• A dedicated Investment Advisor (Livelihoods Venture)

INVESTORS

FINANCECurrent size: €25m

LE FONDS LIVELIHOODS

LIVELIHOODSVENTURE

INVESTMENTADVISOR

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LIVELIHOODS AT A GLANCE

ROLE: TO SUPPLY OFFSETTING CARBON CREDITS WITH HIGH ADDED SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE.

CARBON CREDIT VALUE

SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT VALUE

CommunitiesAgroforestry

TARGET FOR LIVELIHOODS

Industrial biodigester – USA

Large-scale plantation project

HIGH VALUE CARBON CREDITS

Carbon credits +Reputation +Learning & Innovation

BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS BENEFITS FOR COMMUNITIES

PISCICULTURE FARMINGLOCAL FRUITS

WOOD / HEATING WOOD

ECO-TOURISM COASTAL PROTECTION

BIOFILTRATION

VALUE CREATION AT ALL LEVELS

NAANDI – INDIA

20,000 farms

1.1 m offsets

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NEWS – INDIA

45.000 people impacted

1 m offsets

OCEANIUM - SENEGAL

140,000 people

450,000 offsets

IBI BATEKE – DRC

2,000 people

120,000 offsets

YAGASU - SUMATRA

5,000 hectares

16,000 people

2,000,000 offsets

RESTORINGECOSYSTEMSForests and soils, high value

ecosystems form part of the world's stock of carbon wells.

SMALL, SUSTAINABLEENERGYHome improvements, biogas, smallhydro-electric plants,solar energy.

AGRICULTUREAND AGROFORESTRYThanks to new eco-intensivefarming methods.

Food security // Biodiversity // Access to energy

A BALANCED PORTFOLIO

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A PROVEN TRACK RECORD

• 6 projects under

implementation.

• 1 project completed and

registered under UNFCCC.

• 14,000 hectares planted as of

year-end 2011.

• Over 6m high quality offsets

from these projects.

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A ROBUST PROCESS

• Key success factors: Rigorous selection process,

Up-scalability and replication potential,

Strong local co-benefits,

Shared governance.

• Risk mitigation: Strong local endorsement,

Balanced return,

Diversification and monitoring.

• Industrial approach: High scale, high impact,

High quality partnerships with upfront

finance.

A ROBUST PROCESS

FINANCE AND TECHNICAL

SUPPORT

CARBON, ENERGY, FORESTRY, FINANCE, LAW

SUPPORT, REPUTATION,

EXPERTISE

EXPERIENCE, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, LOCAL CAPACITY

LIVELIHOODSNETWORK

INVESTOR-PARTNERS

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

FIELD NGOs

EXPERTS

INVESTORS

LIVELIHOODSFUND

A UNIQUE ORGANISATION: THE PLATFORM

OPEN AND TRANSPARENT KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

AVEC LIVELIHOODS

Contacts Livelihoods :

Bernard Giraud, President of Livelihoods Venture

bgiraud@livelihoods-venture.com- +33 1 44 35 23 00

Jean-Pierre Rennaud, General Delegate of Livelihoods Venture

jprennaud@livelihoods-venture.com- +33 1 44 35 20 84

Guillaume Bouculat, Finance and Carbon Finance Director of

Livelihoods Venture

gbouculat@livelihoods-venture.com - +33 6 61 10 99 98

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