Concessional capital

Sustainability - social impact - investment - loan markets - blended finance.

In sustainability and social investment, concessional capital is risk-tolerant capital, provided on terms that are more favourable to the operational project, compared with market rates and terms.

"Organisations who take on the more concessional role in blended finance - perhaps by using grant or equity-like capital - are often doing so because it helps to unlock much larger, more diverse pools of capital from other investors.

This helps to increase the amounts that can be invested towards their social and or environmental impact goals."

(Source - Big Society Capital)

Also sometimes known as concessionary capital.

See also

• Big Society Capital
• Blended finance
• Capital
• Catalytic capital
• Concessionary
• ESG investment
• Green Bond Principles
• Investment
• Investor
• Return
• Risk-adjusted return
• Risk tolerance
• Social Bond Principles
• Social impact bond
• Social inclusion bond
• Social investment
• Social loan
• Social Loan Principles
• Social project
• Sustainability
• Sustainability bond
• Sustainability Bond Guidelines