Obtala Limited Obtala named SSX Impact Company 2017
June 26 2017 - 1:00AM
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Obtala Limited
26 June 2017
26 June 2017
Obtala Limited
("Obtala", the "Group" or the "Company")
(AIM: OBT)
Obtala named Social Stock Exchange Impact Company 2017
The Social Stock Exchange has announced that Obtala Limited
(AIM:OBT), the African Agriculture and Forestry company won the
coveted Impact Company of the Year award at the annual Small Cap
Awards, 'celebrating the best and rewarding the finest' in the sub
GBP150m market cap quoted company sector.
Paul Dolan, CEO of Obtala, commented:
"While the market has started to reward the great strides that
we are making within our business, we are equally delighted to be
recognized through this award by the Social Stock Exchange. As we
scale up our business across sub-Saharan Africa we are creating
hundreds of jobs, up-skilling the labour force, and investing in
water and power infrastructure that is kick starting economic
development in our communities."
Tomás Carruthers, Chief Executive of the Social Stock Exchange,
commented:
"This recognition confirms that investors in public markets can
find companies generating meaningful social as well as financial
returns. Impact investing is no passing fad,"
The Social Stock Exchange was founded in 2013 to provide access
to the world's first regulated exchange dedicated to businesses and
investors seeking to achieve a positive social and environmental
impact through their activities. They now encompass 57 members, who
have all passed a stringent validation process, with a collective
value of GBP2bn. This was their fifth annual awards ceremony,
sponsored by NEX Exchange and covering four categories of awards;
IPO of the year, Company of the year, NEX Exchange Company of the
year and Impact Company of the year.
Obtala Limited
Miles Pelham - Chairman
Paul Dolan - CEO
www.obtala.com +44 (0)20 7099 1940
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