CO2 OPERATE B.V. (FMO-58177)

Countries
  • Indonesia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Singkarak Lake, West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
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
Apr 22, 2020
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
CO2 Operate
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.54 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EURO 0.50 MLN
Converted using 2020-04-22 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 0.54 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EURO 0.50 MLN
Converted using 2020-04-22 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.54 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EURO 0.50 MLN
Converted using 2020-04-22 exchange rate.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Aug 28, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Apr 22, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, "the project aims to combine reforestation with improving livelihoods of rural communities and is a pilot project in carbon credits. The objective is to support CO2 Operate with the scaling up of the project to rehabilitate to more than 5,000 ha of degraded land by 2030. 

CO2 Operate is a Dutch-based social enterprise, which has been running a Voluntary Carbon Mechanism (VCM) scheme in West Sumatra’s Singkarak Lake watershed since 2009. So far, it has converted 200 ha of degraded (grassy) land into mixed food forests".

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.

CO2 Operate is a Dutch-based social enterprise, which has been running a Voluntary Carbon Mechanism (VCM) scheme in West Sumatra’s Singkarak Lake watershed since 2009

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - CO2Operate B.V. Client -

Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.
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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