Integrating Biodiversity Credits into Sustainability-Linked Blue Bonds
COP 16 ended in disarray as nations only committed an additional $163 to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, of which a fraction will focus on marine ecosystems. NCR has conducted extensive market research and identified that sustainability-linked bonds offer a highly flexible instrument with a mature market that can fill the financing vacuum.
However, Blue Bonds are still considered “niche” and with the current pace of implementation will not fulfil their potential at “moving the needle” and reaching the financial goal. By addressing the barriers to scaling blue bonds,NCR aims to address the barrier to mobilizing significant private capital at speed & scale.
NCR's Performance-based bonds provides proper funding for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with investor cash returns.