Impact investment examples
At BlueBay Fixed Income, we are committed to providing investors with transparency around the specific investments we make on their behalf. Below are a few examples of 2023 investments in our strategies across a variety of themes and geographies.
Adriatica Village is an apartment complex with retail shops and restaurants in a Texas suburb located 30 miles north of Dallas. The complex is ‘Green Globes Multifamily for Existing Building’ certified. This is a sustainability certification program developed by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) and provides a framework for assessing and improving the environmental performance of existing multifamily buildings. Like LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), this certification evaluates aspects of a building’s sustainability, including energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor air quality, materials selection, and overall environmental impact. Recognized by many lenders, including Fannie Mae, builders and developers may be able to lock in lower interest rates for their investors because of this certification.
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive healthcare services to the residents of Southeast Alaska. Founded nearly 50 years ago under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act, SEARHC has helped to foster the health and well-being of the Alaskan communities it serves. Within many Indigenous cultures Western medical providers are often met with skepticism and distrust. A recent study revealed that US Indigenous Peoples have a deep distrust for the mainstream healthcare system resulting from previous experiences of discrimination.14 An unwillingness to seek medical care, particularly for mental health issues, may be a contributor to the higher-than-average rates of depression and suicide within this population.15 Bringing certified medical care to US Indigenous Peoples through organizations such as SEARHC greatly increases the quality and length of life for many living in these communities.
This company is a professional training provider for first responders and those that serve the public. It offers customized training programs tailored for the needs of each customer. All instructors are highly trained experts and have real life experience in various rescue scenarios, enabling the company to provide the highest quality and most comprehensive training programs to their clients. The company offers training in four distinct but related areas: helicopter rescue, tactical medicine, mountain rescue and safety auditing. The company was founded by two veterans of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in memory of a former colleague and search & rescue officer who lost his life during a helicopter rescue operation in 2013. Headquartered in a majority-BIPOC neighborhood, the firm provides training that is essential to preparing first responders to effectively attend to a wide variety of emergencies, protect lives, and uphold public safety and confidence in emergency response services.