Investing in a sustainable future
BIO invests in small and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions, and infrastructure projects, contributing to socio-economic growth in developing countries.
Impact story
Angry gorilla
BIO has invested EUR 3 M in gebana, a company that processes and exports fairtrade and organic fruit and nuts. Oskar is Strategic Projects & Co-Lead Factory Project at gebana. This is his story.
Impact story
Robotics as a service
BIO invested in USD 5 M in the Omnivore Partners India Fund 2 and USD 5 M in the Omnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund III, two funds of Omnivore, a venture capital firm. Omnivore invested in Niqo Robotics.
Jaisimh Rao is the CEO and founder of Niqo Robotics. This is his story.
In numbers
All direct investments approved in 2022 in the agricultural value chain work with international sustainability certifications such as Fairtrade, Organic, or Rainforest Alliance.
14 projects out of the 23 approved in 2022 invested in women and were eligible for the 2X Challenge. Over the past three years, BIO has contributed EUR 295 million to the 2X Challenge
4,656 GWh of total electricity production supported through direct energy projects and 1,117 GWh through indirect energy projects. BIO finances energy production equivalent to the annual consumption of approximately 16 million people, 90% in Africa.