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CPIC MEETS FOR SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING IN BRUSSELS – 2018
CPIC Semi-Annual Meeting, Workshop and Panels Report Out The Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation would like to thank the European Investment Bank for graciously hosting this summer’s CPIC semi-annual meeting and related events on June 5 and 6 in Brussels....
read moreEDF AND CREDIT SUISSE PARTNER ON SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL
CPIC members Credit Suisse and EDF recently teamed up to create a new tool to put the risk of investments into sustainable fisheries into perspective. The tool, which is an Excel-based decision guide typical of risk assessment tools for established asset classes,...
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TNC NatureVest Launches Conservation Investment Accelerator Grant Award Program
CPIC co-founder The Nature Conservancy today officially launched the second round of the Conservation Investment Accelerator grant award program, conducted through its NatureVest conservation impact investing unit. The Accelerator supports innovative conservation...
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CPIC MEETS FOR SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING IN NEW YORK – 2018
The CPIC semi-annual meeting on January 11 was hosted by Cornell University at their Roosevelt Island Campus, and welcomed over 70 people, including a wide selection of bank representatives, financial intermediaries and advisors. There was also a strong new...
read moreConservation Investment Blueprints: A Development Guide Has Been Published
CPIC in collaboration with PwC has developed the conservation investment blueprint development guide. The primary purpose is to provide a reference for CPIC Working Groups as they develop blueprints within their five thematic areas, using a consistent and effective...
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CPIC meets for semi-annual meeting in New York – 2017
On June 7, we held a one-day meeting with 50 participants hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation at their offices in New York. The gathering focused on taking stock on recent developments and mapping out the trajectory for the next six months.
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Convergence launches new online platform on blended finance
CPIC endorser Convergence today officially launched its Investment Network, an online matchmaking platform that connects credible private, public, and philanthropic investors with one another to invest in blended finance deals in emerging and frontier markets.
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New Products Attract Investors to Conservation Finance Marketplace
We’re still waiting for the sharp inflection point in conservation financing. That’s when the scale of deals could go from less than $2 billion a year now to the $300 billion to $400 billion experts say is needed to conserve the earth’s large landscapes, ecosystem services and precious…
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Coalition Launched to Scale up Conservation Finance
The Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation (CPIC) is a group of civil society organizations, private and public sector financial institutions and academia working to deliver a material increase in private, return-seeking investment in conservation. The CPIC...
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New coalition launches to scale private conservation investment at IUCN World Conservation Congress
In an effort to address an estimated US $200-300 billion annual funding gap in conservation, civil society organisations, private and public sector financial institutions and academia joined forces today to launch the Coalition for Private Investment in Conservation...
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