Portfolio
We highlight below active and recent grant funded projects and, since 2021, impact-first investments.
Working capital to increase Forested’s purchases of traceable, sustainably sourced non-timber forest products supplied to premium global cosmetics brands. The investment helps expand market access for smallholder farmers and collectors, unlock additional income through carbon insetting, and promote greater economic inclusion, with women expected to comprise 50% of partner farmers.
A working capital facility for the harvest and processing of export-quality chillies by Simalaha Incubator Farm Company, which is extending regenerative techniques to climate-exposed smallholders in this critical wildlife corridor of southern Zambia
Working capital to Tanzania’s second biggest selling honey and beeswax brand, expanding offtake from smallholder beekeepers in Tanzania’s forested Southern Highlands
Participation in Pool of Recoverable Grants 2, an impact fund filling an investment gap in India for people-intensive businesses seeking to scale dignified jobs in the poorest states of India
Support for sustainable livelihoods opportunities in the Verde Island Passage (Mindoro, Philippines), a 5,200Ha Marine Protected Area containing high value coral reef and mangrove ecosystems. The repayable grant provides seed funding for a new business focused on exporting mangrove crabs and developing a crab hatchery
An impact-linked loan for coffee processing infrastructure and technical assistance for Cepro Yanesha, an organic coffee co-operative that stewards 10,000 hectares of rainforest over indigenous community lands in the Peruvian Amazon. The cost of finance is linked to rainforest protection and the adoption of regenerative practices, verified by satellite forest monitoring
A concessionary loan to expand pineapple leaf processing by a vegan leather producer, increasing the earnings of fruit co-operative workers in the Philippines
A grant to establish a comprehensive Seaweed Improvement Project in the Philippines and Indonesia. The project aims to significantly improve 3,000 farmers’ incomes through better production and processing, access to equipment finance, and providing linkages to carrageenan buyers globally
Support on Recognition of Prior Learning for 1,800 low-paid technicians with 5-10 years experience to attend refresher training, receive a formal qualification and earn higher statutory wages
Training & equipping new para-vets on vaccination, artificial insemination and livestock first aid to improve the financial security of subsistence farmers in rural Maharashtra