SDG Examples
Explore blended finance examples organized by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Click on the SDG you are interested in and you will see a summary of each example, along with a link to learn more about it. Peruse these and use them as guides for your solution!
IFC and GEF supporting HIS Fund 2
The HIS Fund has invested in green homes certified by IFC’s EDGE green building standard which reduces energy and water usage translating to lower utility costs and less greenhouse gas emissions.
California FreshWorks
California FreshWorks provides grants and loans to food enterprises aiming to increase access to affordable healthy food, spur economic development and job creation while ensuring racially and socially equitable access to food in underserved and low-income communities in California. Learn More >
Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund* (AGHF)
The AGHF is allocating its $1 billion fund across healthcare needs including acquiring catalytic anchor assets for the healthcare ecosystem, assembling proving innovation in the system, and adopting proven disruption innovations to scale. Learn More >
USAID’s Catalyze Eduplatform’s Fund
The Catalyze Eduplatform’s Fund is allocating its $250 million dollar investments to implement sustainable education business models for LIC’s and to achieve Women’s Global Development and Prosperity goals. Learn More >
Educate Girls Development Impact Bond
The Educate Girls Development Impact Bond (DIB) aimed at increasing enrollment and improving learning levels for girls partnered with investors to implement their education plans. The 3-year project exceeded their goals with learning targets 160% of the predicted number and 116% of predicted enrollment levels…
NWP and KIFFWA Partnership for Clean Water
Both the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and the Kenya Innovative Finance Facility for Water (KIFFWA) have partnered to provide capital and guidance to Kenyan project developers to create climate resilient water initiatives. So far, this partnership has used 2.2 million euros to fund 8 water initiatives and provided 30,000 Kenyans with access to potable water…
SunFunder
SunFunder is the leading debt-financing provider for distributed solar in Africa and other emerging regions, bringing access to energy and long-term climate investments. It has closed over USD 150 million in loans to 57 solar companies working in off-grid solar, mini-grids, agri-solar and other commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects…
Aucumen Resilient Agriculture Fund
The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) aims to shift investments to adaptive agricultural investments in Africa to benefit smallholder farms by increasing productivity and resilience to climate effects. Learn More >
Arch Cold Chain Solutions
Based in East Africa, the Arch Cold Chain Solutions is investing in the creation and operation of temperature controlled food-storing in order to limit food spoilage. Learn More >
Microinsurance Program in Fiji
The island of Fiji is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters but only nine percent of the population currently holds life insurance. The UN Pacific Financial Program has partnered with the SPC and RESPAC to build a microfinance program to aid these communities to prepare for natural disasters. The program intends to research the potential risks faced by the islands and build a vital adaptation strategy…
Arch Cold Chain Solutions
Based in East Africa, the Arch Cold Chain Solutions is investing in the creation and operation of temperature controlled food-storing in order to limit food spoilage. Learn More >
Clarmondial Food Securities Fund
The Food Securities Fund provides season-long working capital loans to agricultural aggregators in emerging markets, addressing the common gap of timely and affordable credit. Learn More >
Trado Data-for-Benefits Swap
Trado is a project led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and a consortium of agricultural supply chain stakeholders who are using blockchain technology and financial incentives to improve supply chain transparency and sustainability. Creating transparency along the supply chain is important for large food retailers as the data can track positive impact…
Global Fund for Coral Reefs
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) is a blended finance vehicle to protect and restore coral reefs through investing in and incubating solutions that alleviate pressure on the ocean ecosystem. Learn More >
Athelia Climate Fund 1
By investing in sustainable land-use practices, Althelia aims to mitigate the main drivers of deforestation and reduce carbon emissions for the land-use sector; the projects have already helped protect 2 million hectares of critical habitat. Learn More >
Good Growth Partnership
The Good Growth Partnership works across the supply chain of soy, beef and palm oil to reduce deforestation and advance sustainable development. It also facilitates investment and market-based incentives for sustainable production, analyzing how banks identify and manage deforestation-related risk in their commodity portfolios. Additionally, the partnership supports market awareness for deforestation…
Nutritious Foods Financing Facility
The Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F) is an impact-first fund which aims to unlock the potential of local food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa to increase access to nutritious and safe foods in the region, particularly for lower-income populations. Alongside the Fund, the Facility will also provide technical assistance to investee companies to improve their business models and increase their nutritional impact…
These examples of blended finance projects are a few of the many successful cases that aid in the sustainable development of countries. There are a total of 17 UN SDGs which guide the development of blended finance initiatives.
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