Tagged with "Innovative Finance"

• IDH Farmfit Fund, Rabobank and FMO invest in small-scale farming in developing countries

  The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Rabobank are becoming partners in the EUR 100 million IDH Farmfit Fund with an investment of EUR 10 million each. This unique fund,…

  IDH Farmfit Fund, Rabobank and FMO invest in small-scale farming in developing countries

• Blended finance has the potential to address the climate financing gap – But the current grant-capital-return mix is standing in the way

  Green finance is finally having its moment. $491 billion in sustainable bonds were issued in 2020, a jump from $200 billion in 2018, as reported by…

  Blended finance has the potential to address the climate financing gap – But the current grant-capital-return mix is standing in the way

• IDH Farmfit Fund invests in LendXS to jointly accelerate smallholder finance

  PRESS RELEASE Supporting rural lenders build viable investment portfolios, by combining de-risking capital with digital solutions.  Utrecht, 1 June 2021 – Today the IDH Farmfit Fund signed an agreement to…

  IDH Farmfit Fund invests in LendXS to jointly accelerate smallholder finance

• Call for experts – International agricultural expertise for chili planting project, China

    IDH, in its role as the manager of the AGRI3 Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), invites eligible agricultural expert consultants / service providers to submit an expression…

  Call for experts – International agricultural expertise for chili planting project, China

• Why forest-based carbon trading is poised to go mainstream

  Ten years after it dropped off the sustainability radar, voluntary forest-based carbon trading is finally poised to get off the ground for real. We believe it can have a key role in safeguarding the future of our planet.

  Why forest-based carbon trading is poised to go mainstream

• Reflections on the One Planet Summit: Encouraging commitments but investment gap persists

  This week lifted my spirit, in a show of commitment at the One Planet Summit from world leaders. But a serious investment gap persists for investment in nature.

  Reflections on the One Planet Summit: Encouraging commitments but investment gap persists

• The Little Book of Investing in Nature, A Simple Guide to Financing Life on Earth

  The Little Book of Investing in Nature aims to energise the dialogue on financing biodiversity protection by clearly laying out options for financing biodiversity…

  The Little Book of Investing in Nature, A Simple Guide to Financing Life on Earth

• Call for Proposals – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and development of E&S Management Plan for Aqre’s current and future operations, Madagascar

  Land degradation occurs across the world, and has increasingly adverse impacts on the environment. In Madagascar, an estimated one-third of the island’s land resources are degraded highlighting land degradation as…

  Call for Proposals – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and development of E&S Management Plan for Aqre’s current and future operations, Madagascar

• Podcast: Green Recovery in the Land Use Sector

  In this podcast Nienke Stam, Program Director of Landscape Finance at IDH; Bambi Semroc, Vice President for the Centre for Sustainable Lands and Waters at Conservation International and…

  Podcast: Green Recovery in the Land Use Sector

• Green Recovery Commitments: Practical Measures for Action

  A green recovery from COVID-19 will take a global effort. IDH and Conservation International put forward a number of recommendations for how to best leverage COVID-19 economic recovery support packages in the land use sector for the benefit of people and the planet.

  Green Recovery Commitments: Practical Measures for Action