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&Green (andGreen) Fund

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&Green (andGreen) Fund
&Green is a thematic investor looking for businesses which are delinking deforestation from major commodity supply chains. They finance the transition of supply chains from extractive to truly sustainable blueprints for others to adopt, replicate and scale.
What

&Green identifies those businesses directly or indirectly involved in commodity production, downstream and upstream in the supply chain in the firm’s Approved Jurisdictions. They only work in countries or states where the (local) authorities are committed to tackling land conversion.

&Green monitor the impact of their investment in a landscape by measuring environmental returns (hectares of forest conserved or restored and avoided deforestation) and social impact (benefits for households and smallholder farmers). Clients make notable public commitments in Landscape Protection Plans and must measure and report their progress against those commitments publicly.

How

&Green provides USD 5 million to USD 30 million in long term (5-15 year) credit or guarantees. Credit facilities are priced affordably for clients whilst responsibly mitigating investors’ credit risk and providing attractive, risk adjusted returns.

The Fund can absorb higher short and medium term risk, so the credit can accommodate lower cash flow requirements in the early years. This partially compensates clients for the additional upfront project development costs, particularly related to environmental and social criteria requirements.

&Green also has a budget for providing Technical Assistance (TA) to prospective clients to improve their practices and get ready for the investment.

The investment process is run by the Investment Advisor (Sail Ventures) who is constantly sourcing appropriate transactions for the pipeline. The Investment Advisor only presents credible investment opportunities to the independent Credit Committee. That committee assesses the projects and only recommends those investments that pass its screening to the Board of Directors for final approval.

Technical Assistance

To improve the prospects of achieving the Fund’s objectives, &Green has established a dedicated Technical Assistance (TA) Budget to support its clients, and prospective clients, in reaching the standard of the Fund’s Environmental & Social Management System (ESMS), which is required in order to qualify for financing from &Green. The &Green TA processes run in close connection with the investment process and the governance of the &Green TA Budget is integrated in to the existing &Green governance structure.

There are certain eligibility criteria for providing &Green TA, including cost-sharing requirements for clients. To provide additional support, particularly where a (prospective) client is not eligible under &Green’s TA, the Fund strives to connect clients to strategic partners that are able to provide similar grant-based support to catalyse &Green’s investment and maximise impact. As part of the partnership with IDH, the sustainable trade initiative, a separate technical assistance facility (TAF) has been developed and it is dedicated to assisting &Green’s (prospective) clients in preparing for, and realising, the environmental and social impact required by the Fund. Other similar connections have been established with 3rd parties and exceptionally on ad-hoc basis.

Investment Range
USD5-30M over 5-15 years
Ecosystem Type
Forests & Rainforests
Forests & Rainforests
Wetlands & Peatlands
Wetlands & Peatlands
activity types
Sustainable supply chain
Sustainable fishing
Supply chain certification
Forestry value chain
De-forestation free agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 2: Zero hunger (No hunger)
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Goal 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Goal 15: Life on land
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