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As social and environmental responsibility moves from niche to mainstream, companies seeking investors must show more than half-hearted compliance.<\/strong> Businesses that actively contribute to a more sustainable future are motivating millennials to put their money where their morals are. Kandeo Fund is a private growth-equity firm with an ethical compass that points true north, and has a special gift for generating measurable social and environmental benefits \u2013 along with financial gain. Kandeo\u2019s mission is threefold: to encourage growth in Latin America\u2019s MSME sector (micro, small, and medium enterprises); to strengthen communities through the creation of opportunity; and to deliver above-market returns to its shareholders. The firm\u2019s investment strategy is rooted in financial inclusion, and the integration of environmental, social, and governance principles. Founded in 2010, Kandeo Fund manages investments throughout Latin America via its headquarters in Mexico City, operational offices in Bogota and Lima, and an administrative hub in Miami. The Kandeo team combined boasts more than 85 years of financial service experience, and $1bn in transaction expertise. It leverages that experience to guide companies \u2014 and in turn communities \u2014 towards sustainable growth. Kandeo Fund manages assets worth more than $377m from institutional investors who share Kandeo\u2019s commitment to the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals. Kandeo Fund has caught the attention of the CFI.co judging panel \u2013 once again \u2013 for outperforming the market while making impactful contributions in gender equality, financial inclusion, and environmental conservation. The judges name Kandeo Fund, for the second year running, as the winner of the 2018 award for Best ESG Private Equity Team (Latin America).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As social and environmental responsibility moves from niche to mainstream, companies seeking investors must show more than half-hearted compliance. Businesses that actively contribute to a more sustainable future are motivating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[18,12,23,22,11,53,7],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-6802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asset-management","category-best-practice","category-corporate-governance","category-csr","category-finance","category-front","category-latin-america","tag-private-equity"],"yoast_head":"\n