*PRESSRELEASE*HongKong,16-04-16

TheWasteTransformersFund,recognizedasoneofthetopthreeglobal

investmentplansbyjudgesintheMorganStanleySustainableImpactInvestingChallenge

InordertoensurethewidespreadtransformationofAfrica’swasteintomuchneededenergy,waterandrecovered resources, the Waste Transformers has initiated an independent Fund that enables localentrepreneurstotackletheissueshead-on.Recently,TheWasteTransformerspartneredwiththreetoptalents,FabianRoobeek,UraraKamiyaandPorusJungalwalla,MBAcandidatesatIESEBusinessSchoolinSpain,inordertomodel,structureandde-risktheFund.Theresultwasenteredintothe“MorganStanleySustainableInvestmentChallenge”,acompetition,hostedinHongKong,aimedatfindingthebest,global,impactinvestmentsolutionsfor21stcenturychallenges.TheWasteTransformersFundwasselectedasoneofthetopthree,global,impactinvestmentsolutions,for2016.

TheWasteTransformers’Fund,modelledandstructuredbyFabianRoobeek,UraraKamiyaandPorusJungalwalla

FabianRoobeek:“TheWasteTransformersleveragelowvaluewasteasadriverofhighvalueenergy.Iamdelightedtobringmyknowledgeandexperiencetobearintransformingthisuniqueapproachintoaviableinvestmentfund”.PorusJungalwallaadded,“Thisplantickedalloftherightboxesformefromdayone.Itprovidesagreensolution whilst encouraging local communities to take responsibility for their waste, in a way that isentrepreneurial,financiallyviableandwillhelpcleanourworld.”UraraKamiya,headingthestructuringofthefund:“thekeywastofindcreativemeansofde-riskingtheinvestmentfortheinstitutionalinvestor.Giventheoverwhelmingpositivefeedbackwegot,fromatrulyimpressivearrayofjudges,itseemsthatwedidit!”ManagingDirectorofTheWasteTransformers, LaravanDruten: “TheWasteTransformersareaglobalplayeronamissiontotransformwasteintoadriverofpositiveeconomic,socialandenvironmentalchange.Our ambition is huge, but the task ahead is evenbigger. Theonlywaywewillmake this happen is bypartneringwiththebestandthebrightest.Fabian,PorusandUrara,asincerethank-youfornudgingallofustowardagreener,brighterfuture.AndMorganStanley&judges,asincerethankstoyouforrecognizingourwork!”

FormoreinformationpleasecontactGuillermoSchneeberger,seniorprojectdeveloper,atguillermo.schneeberger@thewastetransformers.com