Recycling Archive – FS Impact Finance

Africa Rising and the Private Equity Opportunity

22 December 2020
Indileni Nambala
Recycling, Technical Contributions, Titelstory

The “Africa Rising” narrative has long been touted on the back of strong macro-economic growth across the continent since the early 2000’s. The recurring question however is whether it will in fact materialise and result in inclusive economic growth and…

The Problem and Opportunity of Waste in Emerging Markets

The world and emerging markets in particular have a waste problem. Cities around the world generate over 2 billion tons of waste per year, and one-quarter of the world’s population, located primarily in emerging markets, does not have its waste collected. Continued economic growth, urbaniza

Growth in emerging markets – on all fronts

24 January 2020
Derek Campbell
Recycling, Technical Contributions, Titelstory

Since 1980, emerging markets have shown strong signs of economic growth with rising income levels leading to higher disposable incomes. However, the initial firing shot did not proceed as many expected and it took another 20 years before they started…