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Part of M&G Plc, responsAbility Investments AG is a leading impact investor focused on private debt and private equity across emerging markets. The company, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, was founded in 2003 by Klaus Tischhauser. The Swiss company invests across three distinctive themes to directly contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): financial inclusion, climate finance, and sustainable food. responsAbility Investments's partnership with M&G Plc enhances the latter's capabilities in impact investing. Rochus Mommartz has been the CEO of the company since 2008. responsAbility Investments has invested over USD 12 billion since its inception and has a strong performance track record. responsAbility Investments was acquired by M&G Plc on May 03, 2022.

Teach First provides educational services. It works with schools and other organizations with the aim that no child’s educational success is limited by their socio-economic background. Its participants teach in schools where the majority of pupils come from the poorest families in the United Kingdom. The company was founded by Jo Owen and Brett Wigdortz in July 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft (Raiffeisen Schweiz) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Founded in 1899, Raiffeisen Schweiz provides investment advice and manages funds for Swiss citizens.

World Resources Institute, Inc. provides solutions for environmental, resource, population and developmental problems. The company was founded by James G. Speth in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Social Stock Exchange Ltd. provides online access to regulated exchange dedicated to businesses and investors. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Willows Investments Ltd (WI) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Stephen Brenninkmeijer. The firm is headquartered in Purley.

Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation provide social activity services. It is a private, nonprofit organization that helps parents of children who struggle with learning. Through the Schwab Learning program, the foundation aspires to help kids with learning and attention problems. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA

Robecosam AG /Private Equity/ (Robecosam) is the Swiss-based private equity division of RobecoSAM AG, ultimately held by Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boernleenbank BA in The Netherlands. Formerly known as Sam Sustainable Asset Management, the firm was founded in 2000 to offer institutional quality private equity fund of funds solutions for investors. Their mainstream strategies invest in the highest quality private equity funds globally, in each segment of the venture capital, mid-market capital and large buyout fund markets. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the firm has additional offices in Rotterdam and Hong Kong. They are a leader in integrating ESG factors and have adopted the UNPRI principles.

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students in 30 states and 31 countries. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. NFTE aims to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in students, empowering them to own their futures regardless of their family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated over a million students through in-school, out-of-school, in-person, online, or hybrid programs. The company was founded in 1987 by Carl Press and Philip A. McNeill, and J.D. LaRock has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Grassroots Business Fund provides business advisory services. The firm offers financial management, environmental and social, operations and supply chain management, legal and regulatory, human capacity and governance services. The company was founded by Harold Rosen in June 2008 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

responsAbility Investments /Private Equity/ (responsAbility Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of responsAbility Investments AG headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded in 2003.

Greengate Power Corp. operates as a renewable energy project developer. The firm engages in wind energy development projects. The company was founded by Dan Balaban, Jordan Balaban and Jack Balaban in March 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.