CI Ventures
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted




Description of the Project
Conservation International (CI) builds upon a foundation of science, partnership and field work to find global solutions to global problems. Conservation International empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.
CI Ventures is an investment program that provides loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises that operate in the forests, oceans and grasslands where Conservation International works. Whether in sustainable agriculture or forestry, ecotourism or wild fisheries, these businesses share one thing in common: a commitment to practices that benefit ecosystems and human well-being.
CI Ventures invests in enterprises that are aligned with Conservation International’s mission of working toward a healthy, prosperous world in which societies are forever committed to caring for and valuing nature, for the long-term benefit of people and all life on Earth.
Source : https://www.conservation.org/projects/conservation-international-ventures-llc
Innpact contribution
Innpact carried out an analysis on how CI could develop projects and opportunities across the spectrum of conservation finance, with a focus on getting deals past the “last mile” to commercial investment.
Thanks to its extended network of impact investment fund managers, Innpact has supported CI in the design of their new “bridge financing mechanism” facility and its specific partnership model with fund managers. Innpact has organized and moderated several surveys, interviews and workshops with the 10 main actors focusing on
o FM Experience in conservation investments;
o Challenges and opportunities for pre-investment support; and
o Potential avenues of partnership between the FM& CI based on diverse needs and constraints of conservation fund managers
Innpact has also drafted a preliminary term sheet and supported the identification of indicative deals for potential partnerships.
Project Factsheet
- Name : CI Ventures
- Inception : September 2017
- Domicile: USA
- Partners : CI – Conservation International
- Geographic Focus : Multiple Regions / Worldwide
- Type : facility
- Info : https://www.conservation.org/projects/Pages/CI-Ventures.aspx
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