CO2 OPERATE B.V. (FMO-55564)

Countries
  • Indonesia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
West Sumatra
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Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Feb 6, 2019
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Co2Operate B.V.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.02 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 0.02 million
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Updated in EWS Aug 28, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, the Co2Operate B.V. (Customer/Client) is a social enterprise and the holding company behind the Gula Gula Food Forest Program in West Sumatra, Indonesia. And the Customer is planning to scale up significantly, based on the successful restoration of 200 hectares of degraded forest land, including the planting of productive trees.

With the funding, the Customer is drawing up a business plan for the scaling up that can be used to approach potential financiers (including FMO) and offtake clients that are interested to purchase Co2 certificates to offset their carbon footprint.

Co2Operate B.V. is a Dutch developer targeting Dutch off take clients for Co2 certificates. The project is supportive of SDG 1 and 15 (amongst others). And the project aims to combine reforestation with improving the livelihoods of local communities.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Co2Operate B.V., a social enterprise and the holding company behind the Gula Gula Food Forest Program in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
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Contact Information
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1/ Project Contact:
 
 CO2 Operate B.V website: http://www.co2operate.nl
 
*There is no information being disclosed at this stage of the project*
 
ACCESS TO INFORMATION 
As part of FMO’s “ex-ante disclosure” (disclosure of transactions before contracting), you can send requests or questions for additional information to: disclosure@fmo.nl
 

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF FMO

Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW). A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism

 

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