Friday
October 11
2024

Press Release: Launch of the First Impact Loan Facility for Coral Reef Conservation

Driving the Blue Economy: Blue Alliance and BNP Paribas launch Blue Finance, an impact debt facility to support the development of Marine Protected Areas in the Global South

Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas (BA) and BNP Paribas, through its Impact Investment team, launch the Blue Finance facility, a targeted USD 35m impact loan facility designed to provide up-front and early-stage impact financing to reef-positive businesses (RPBs) that strengthen the Blue Economy within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Photo courtesy of William Chen.

Source: Blue Alliance (link opens in a new window)

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Environment, Investing
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blended finance, blue economy, climate change, climate finance, impact investing, innovation, lending, philanthropy, poverty alleviation