Blended Finance

Luxembourg commits to TFFF

A pioneering blended finance initiative to conserve the world's tropical forests has received a boost after Luxembourg committed €50 million of funding and was named the host of its investment fund.

Lloyds provides £500m sustainability-linked loan to retrofit UK universities

Landmark telecoms deal could 'open floodgates' for Indonesia, says GuarantCo

GuarantCo expects its debut Indonesian telecoms infrastructure loan guarantee to open the door for significant private capital flows into the country's sustainable infrastructure sector.

GuarantCo provides $100m loan guarantee for sustainable infrastructure in Tanzania

GuarantCo has provided a $100 million portfolio guarantee to Tanzanian lender CRDB Bank to support sustainable infrastructure financing, marking the largest transaction in GuarantCo's history.

Singapore blended finance initiative adds $290m at second close

An additional $290 million has been allocated to Singapore's Green Investments Partnership (GIP) blended finance programme, which reached a total of $800 million in commitments at second close.

UK's BII and CIP back $300m India renewables platform

A $300 million platform for renewables projects in India has been launched by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and the UK government's development finance institution British International Investment (BII).

GuarantCo guarantees bonds to support digital infrastructure in Indonesia

TFFF on-track for pay-outs in two years

Aberdeen scraps Scottish nature blended finance fund

Aberdeen Investments has halted development of the Aberdeen Climate and Nature Impact Fund (aCANIF), a fund that aimed to expand native woodlands in Scotland, the UK asset manager has confirmed.

Brazil: There's no alternative to TFFF, we hope the money comes

Brazil is hopeful that the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will hit $10 billion of pledges of sponsor capital by the end of the year and hopes the next COP will prove a catalyst for capital to flow.

Norway joins Brazil as co-lead of TFFF

The $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) has taken a step closer to becoming operational after it set up two key decision-making bodies and Norway stepped up to join Brazil to lead the initiative.

Game-changing blended finance initiative delayed 'but making good progress'

A pioneering initiative to scale up blended finance has been delayed by bureaucratic obstacles - but expects to make its first investment within a year.

Sustainable soy facility expects institutional investor commitments

A facility designed to reduce soy-related deforestation in Brazil said an $85 million commitment from the Green Climate Fund will help it crowd-in capital from institutional investors.

Innovative nature-linked outcomes bond launched

An innovative ZAR2.5 billion ($150 million) bond targeting a water project in South Africa is thought to be the first environmental outcomes bond issued by a commercial bank.

Canada to launch taskforce on nature finance and natural capital accounting

The Canadian government is to launch a taskforce on nature finance and natural capital accounting.

Finance Earth 'hopes to launch Nature Impact Fund in April'

The UK government has revealed that its blended nature finance vehicle with Finance Earth is aiming to launch next month.