Fantastic news for the future of sustainable soy production in the Cerrado. The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) has received a landmark $85 million investment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), securing long-term protection for the Brazilian Cerrado until 2038.
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SIM is pleased to announce the appointment of Caio Goodman as an Environmental Analyst. Caio will support the management and development of SIM’s programmes, including the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) deforestation free soy initiative.
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Responsible Commodities Facility investment helps retailers
score top marks in @wwf.org.uk scorecard.
The Soy Story Revisited - How Retailers’ Commitments to Tackling Soy-Driven Deforestation and Conversion Compare:
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#impactinvesting #dcfsoy #sustainableagriculture
Fantastic project showing how important it is that EPR fees from waste makers (mainly FMCG producers) cover not only material costs, but cover infrastructure improvements too, and reach this vital sector 👏
🌿The RCF features in a new Guidebook 'Nature-based Revenue Models in Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Supply Chains' from Green Finance Institute The Revenues for Nature (R4N) programme.
Read it here: bit.ly/3WbVbWP
#impactinvesting #blendedfinance #naturefinance #greenfinance #naturebasedsolutions
and our Environmental Advisory Board; Greg Fishbein (@nature.org), Ivo Mulder Martin Halle (@unep.org ), Lilian Vendrametto (Conservation International), Fabricio de Campos, Isabella Freire and Jane Lino (Proforest), André Guimarães IPAM), and Roberta del Giudice (@bvrio.org)
the implementation team in Brazil; Opea, Traive, Pinheiro Neto Advogados,
Our thanks as always to all those who have supported the development of the RCF; to our new investors for this year FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank and IDB Invest who join Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose & Partners, Rabobank, and AGRI3 Fund.
The Responsible Commodities Facility 4th round has now concluded and we are happy to announce its further expansion to provide US$60 million in loans to 280 soy farms in the Brazilian #Cerrado committed to zero deforestation #soy cultivation.
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Our latest partnership working with Dutch Fund for Climate and Development and @wwfnederland.bsky.social will see a number of strategic upgrades made to the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) Cerrado Programme
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🎧 - Pedro Moura Costa, founder of SIM, describes how the Responsible Commodities Facility works and how it can be replicated and scaled to meet growing international demand for zero-deforestation supply chains.
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#ClimateFinance #GreenBonds #impactinvesting
The award winning Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) Cerrado Programme is a system of financial incentives for farmers in Brazil who commit to deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) soy cultivation.
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