The eco.business Fund

About this project

The eco.business fund is a public-private partnership investment fund which aims to shift incentives in financial institutions (i.e. Banks) towards investing in nature, by embedding social and environmental risk into investment decisions, catalysing transformational change in the financial sector. The fund will increase lending to businesses which incorporate sustainable practices that contribute to biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, climate change mitigation and adaptation to its impact across South America: Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru.

Published by

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs · Government

Countries

Ecuador, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Paraguay, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural land resourcesForestry development

Focus

Environment · Main focusBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

UK - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Implemented by

Finance in Motion

Accountable

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Published by Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 27 Jan 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-GOV-7-ICF-P0003-EcoB.

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