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Existing and Potential Sustainable Blue Economy Investors in the CLME+ Project Area
Tier 1 Prospect
(Strong alignment between CLME+ objectives and a) current focal sectors of an entity or institution; as well as b) geographic scope of operations, i.e. emphasis on LAR and/or the Caribbean. Compelling volume of capital to invest.)
Tier 2 Prospect
(Strong potential candidate for investment in the CLME+ region, due to alignment with either a) thematic or b) geographic focus of the entity or institution).
Tier 3 Prospect
(Notional/weaker alignment between CLME+ objectives and focal areas & geographies and those of the entity/institution) ”
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Dalio Philanthropies
Description of entity:
Ocean exploration and awareness, environmental protection. Supports organizations at all stages of development, from start-ups in need of seed capital to well-established institutions that can bring big and novel ideas to fruition.
Website: https://www.daliophilanthropies.org/
Relevant funding priorities: Environmental protection, ocean exploration, financial inclusion
Rationale for categorization: Strong thematic alignment, however, no evidence of investment or interest in LAC. Doubtful alignment with demand.
Scale of activities investment: Seed, Start-up, Growth. In 2018, OceanX launched the One Big Wave initiative through which OceanX seeks to partner with others globally to scale awareness and protection of the ocean. In 2019, Bloomberg Philanthropies joined the One Big Wave initiative, and both organizations jointly committed to spend $186 million over the next four years on these efforts.
Thus far, our funding of this OceanX initiative as well as support for the environment exceeds $225 million.
Other previous investments: Launched the OceanX initiative, a mission to explore the ocean and bring it back to the world. OceanX leverages a one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art research vessel called the OceanXplorer that’s equipped with manned submersibles, helicopters, advanced wet and dry labs, and the latest media and editing equipment. This vessel and equipment provide a platform to support the research of scientists worldwide and serve as a cutting-edge floating production studio that is used to capture and share exciting discoveries with the public.
Sector: Research
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: Global
Other information: daliophilanthropies.org
Deliberate Capital (Meloy Fund)
Description of entity:
The team at Deliberate Capital created and serves as the fund manager for the Meloy Fund (supporting transition to sustainable fisheries)– a first-of-its-kind impact investment fund that deploys capital to support businesses in their transition to sustainability, and helps them engage responsibly in critical supply chains.
Website: https://www.deliberatecapital.com
Relevant funding priorities: Not specified
Rationale for categorization: No geographic alignment, but high degree of thematic alignment. Should be tracked / may be open to approaches regarding an expansion into the Caribbean region.
Scale of activities investment: Not specified
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Fisheries
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: Indonesia, Phillippines (Meloy Fund)
Other information: Not specified
Developing World Markets
Description of entity:
Very large impact investor in Global South; focuses on institutional investors; debt and equity. In July 2020, it announced commitments of USD 90.4 million from three of the largest insurance and pension providers in the Nordic region –Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Company, Kåpan Pensioners and Nordea Life & Pensions –to an impact investment strategy focused on sectors and themes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Relevant funding priorities: Not specified
Rationale for categorization: Scale of investments and new (July) commitment to investments targeting delivery of SDGs make this a compelling candidate for further examination. Global focus.
Scale of activities investment: Not specified
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: Debt and equity
Geographic Focus: Global South
Other information: https://www.dwmarkets.com/
Development Finance Corporation (formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC))
Description of entity:
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the United States’ development bank. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today.
Website: https://www.dfc.gov/
Relevant funding priorities: 2X Americas, part of DFC’s broader 2X Women’s Initiative, has surpassed its initial $500 million goal and has committed to catalyzing an additional $500 million of investment in the region’s women.
Rationale for categorization: Notable support for TNC Blue Bonds initiative through the provision of insurance. Little reference to blue economy, but support for small scale enterprises could provide an entry point for discussion.
Scale of activities investment: Varied.
Other previous investments: LAC: LocFund. The US$20M Fund will provide technical assistance to 42 micro-finance institutions. Thetechnical assistance objective is twofold to provide aidto MFIs to reach last-mile downstream borrowers through mobile phone-based banking servicesand to improve the client MFI’s technological, financial and administrative tools, risk management in an effort to prepare them to seek financing in traditional capital markets. The Project will inject $97 milliondollars of liquidity to MFIs providing loans averaging $1,500 to 200,000 downstream borrowers who comprise the region’s most economically vulnerable populations.
Global: DFC support is helping to derisk the TNC vehicle supporting the replicating/scale up of debt for nature transactions to mobilize capital to support conservation programs. TNC will also provide technical assistance by developing a scientifically-sound marine protection plan, and will work with local stakeholders, such as fishing associations and tourism boards, to make sure their needs are addressed. The Master Contract is estimated to protect 4 million square kilometers of ocean, save 13% of the world’s coral reefs andbenefit an estimated 43 million people.
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: debt, equity, guarantees
Geographic Focus: Not specified
Other information: Not specified
Drashta Ventures
Description of entity:
Climate focused impact investing firm.
Website: https://www.drashtaimpact.com/about
Relevant funding priorities: food & water security, clean tech, sustainability & Circular Economy, and affordable & sustainable housing
Rationale for categorization: No explicit reference to Blue Economy themes, but strong commitment to SRI/impact investing. Also, provide capital at seed stage may align well with demand in region.
Scale of activities investment: Seed/Anchor Investors
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: Not specified
Other information: drashtaventures.com
Dutch Good Growth Fund
Description of entity:
The Early Stage SME financing initiative supports early-stage SME finance initiatives that are of strategic interest to DGGF, but too young, small or risky for an investment to form part of the DGGF investment portfolio right now.
Relevant funding priorities: Not directed at blue economy sectors, per se, but could be.
Rationale for categorization: No explictit link to blue economy sectors, but emphasis on early stage SMES of its Early Stage SME financing initaitive could be very interesting for small scale enterprises throughout the region whose operations may have a blue economy hook.
Scale of activities investment: Not specified
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: Up to 1M seed capital
Geographic Focus: Global, incl. Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Colombia, Suriname
Other information: Not specified
EcoEnterprises Fund (Investment Fund Manager)
Description of entity:
EcoEnterprises Fund utilizes tailored mezzanine, quasi-equity, and long-term debt instruments to drive growth in expanding sectors such as regenerative agriculture, agro-forestry, sustainable aquaculture, ecotourism, certified forestry, and emerging nature-based opportunities. 3 funds launched to date. Focus on Latin America, since the region holds 40% of the world’s biological diversity, more than 30% of the earth’s available freshwater and almost 50% of the world’s tropical forests, EcoEnterprises Fund invests in compelling, scalable small businesses that actively contribute to:
Website: https://ecoenterprisesfund.com/
Relevant funding priorities: sustainable agriculture, agro-forestry, sustainable aquaculture, ecotourism, certified forestry, and wild-harvested products.
Rationale for categorization: Strong thematic and geographic alignment.
Scale of activities investment: 500,000,000; Early, growth stage
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: mezzanine, quasi-equity, and long-term debt
Geographic Focus: Latin America
Other information: Not specified
EdenTree
Description of entity:
30 yr old investment manager that has launched multiple ethical funds
Relevant funding priorities: Not specified
Rationale for categorization: No explicit geographic overlap, but an express interest in environmental sustainability
Scale of activities investment: 30.000.000.000
Other previous investments: https://www.edentreeim.com/
Sector: Multiple
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: Not specified
Other information: Not specified
Encourage Capital
Description of entity:
Hypothetical funds to test the impact of investment in different types of fisheries (small-scale, industrial, national)
Relevant funding priorities: Not specified
Rationale for categorization: Strong thematic overlap. Not yet investing in projects. Track.
Scale of activities investment: Not specified
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Fisheries
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: Global South
Other information: http://investinvibrantoceans.org/
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Description of entity:
The European Investment Bank (EIB) headquartered in Luxembourg, is an international financial entity whose main objective in developing countries is to provide finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects, in both the private and the public sector, provide social and economic infrastructure, and address climate change, among others. EIB is currently operating in over 150 countries and has a mandate to operate in any developing country. Climate action is one of the top policy priorities for EIB, which integrates climate considerations across all its activities, in addition to financing climate mitigation and adaptation projects, thereby contributing to low-carbon and climate-resilient growth around the world and supporting the transition to a sustainable low-carbon future. EIB targets 25 per cent of its portfolio as climate action projects and programmes. In 2014, its total investment in climate action projects and programmes was more than US$ 20 billion. Additionally, EIB regularly provides capacity-building support in many sectors and specific technical assistance focused on developing local skills to support project development and implementation, as a way of strengthening country ownership. EIB seeks to support the paradigm shift objective of the GCF by making use of its network of trusted partners in the public and private sectors and non-governmental organisations to optimize the collaborative work of EIB in tackling climate change, and would help to overcome investment hurdles, in particular those faced by the private sector.
Website: https://www.eib.org/
Relevant funding priorities: The European Investment Bank (EIB) is spending 2 billion euros to protect the ocean, targeting mainly waste management and wastewater management. This global initiative is being undertaken by the EIB in partnership with Agence Francaise de Developpment and KFW of Germany. The European Investment Bank, along with other global partners, is a major contributor to the Sustainable Ocean Fund of $100 million. Of that sum, $30 million has been allocated to the Caribbean.
Rationale for categorization: Strong thematic alignment, 30M allocation of Sustainable Ocean Fund dedicated to investment in the Caribbean; also note the 7M technical assistance facility to develop project pipeline.
Scale of activities investment: Seed/Anchor Investors
Other previous investments: Not specified
Sector: Wastewater management, pollution
Instrument used: Not specified
Geographic Focus: EUR, Mediterranean, Africa, Caribbean&Pacific
Contact: Head, Environmental Funds and Climate Finance Policy Equity, New Products and Special Transactions
m.berg@eib.org
m.berg@eib.org
Other information: eib.org