PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Welcome! We unite corporate buyers and Amazonian producers together with investors, philanthropists and allies for commerce and partnerships that scale bioeconomies and protect forests. To help scale commercialization of sustainable Amazonian products, please join our matchmaking, impact assessment, and investment facilitation program.
WHY JOIN?
CORPORATE BUYERS
Corporations concerned about sustainability, we can help you source new products, get certifications, achieve impact goals, scale nature-based solutions and more.
INVESTORS
Investors concerned about climate, we can help you find and support highly leveraged opportunities at the right stages of maturity.
PHILANTHROPISTS
Philanthropic grant makers concerned about conservation, we can help blend your strategies with private sector actors to amplify impact.
PRODUCERS, SUPPLIERS, CARBON DEVELOPERS & STARTUPS
Local Amazonian producers or startups concerned about scale, we can help improve the viability of your business.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Service providers concerned about quality clients, we can help you weave together win-win partnerships.
BIOECONOMY AGGREGATORS
Market enablers such as ecommerce providers, wholesalers, and other bioeconomy aggregators who are concerned about market viability, we can help you access reliable partners.
STEP 1: STAKEHOLDERS SUBMIT THEIR PROFILES TO THE PLATFORM
STEP 2: CANDIDATE REVIEW
The Coalition representatives review profiles and interview candidates to assess opportunities while balancing concerns about biodiversity, deforestation, carbon accounting, social equity, land tenure and more.
- Corporate buyers are screened on budgets, volumes, readiness, sustainability record and more.
- Investors are screened on ticket size, sector focus, risk appetite, and more.
- Philanthropic grantmakers are screened on regional focus, impact priorities, blended finance experience and more.
- Local Amazonian producers are screened on market fit, supply chain logistics, product quality and offering, and more.
- Service providers are screened on professional service offerings, quality references, experience and more.
- Bioeconomy aggregators are screened on visibility, fees, and ease of use.
STEP 3: MULTI-CHANNEL FINANCE ASSESSMENT
The Coalition staff analyze financing options for Amazonian business models and their possible integration with biodiversity and carbon market funding streams.
Many wild-harvesting and agroforestry ventures in the Amazon want to incorporate carbon revenues in their business models but don’t know how. At the same time, carbon market developers and corporate insetting strategists want reliable carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation partners. How can they join forces? Opportunities are examined for their carbon and biodiversity potential. Select groups are asked to provide details about supply chains, land use history, forest restoration strategies, carbon accounting, and more, in order to help determine eligibility for accessing both philanthropic and blended financing resources.
STEP 4: MATCHMAKING
Drawing from the pools of stakeholders and opportunities assembled, the Coalition team facilitates matchmaking with relevant stakeholders according to opportunity size, maturity and impact.
- Corporate buyers share requirements about carbon accounting, packaging and ingredients in order to access new supply chains and impact guarantees.
- Investors review decks and financials to consider participation in commercial grade opportunities with qualified benefit sharing strategies.
- Philanthropists and grantmakers consider budgets and rank impact priorities for possible participation in blended finance vehicles, technical assistance programs, and more.
- Local Amazonian producers provide materials about products and financial due diligence to access markets and finances.
- Service providers provide advice and coaching to help with market readiness, investor pitches, and financial product design.
- Bioeconomy aggregators educate potential partners about their offerings and make decisions in accordance with consumer demand.
STEP 5: STRUCTURING AGREEMENTS AND FACILITATING INVESTMENT
Coalition representatives foster an iterative process of deal development. Each arrangement will likely include some combination of long term purchase agreements, certifications, blended financing, technical assistance, product tracing, collaborative branding, and impact-oriented PR strategies.
Select investment-ready opportunities are featured through Coalition programs to qualified investors, donors, corporate buyers and other partners.
STEP 6: SHOWCASE TO FINANCIERS
To help recruit allies, each year, the top investment opportunities developed through the PDP process will be presented to investors and donors publicly through the periodic Amazonia Rising Global Summit on Investing in the Amazon.
