This story is related to the landscape initiative “Sourceup General Information”, and originally published on SourceUp.
Invest Where You Source: Ready-to-fund Landscapes with Clear Costs, Impact, and Potential Claims
SourceUp’s new Investment Opportunities feature offers a practical, transparent way to discover landscape-level initiatives that are looking for more partners. Companies looking to make progress towards their sustainability goals while creating a more resilient supply chain can now easily find opportunities in their key sourcing regions. This opens the door for several partners to co-finance actions that advance climate, nature, and livelihood outcomes alongside the actors on the ground.
Find investable projects in minutes
Getting to an actionable opportunity is a process with very few steps:
1. Explore landscapes by country, commodity or sustainability theme at https://www.sourceup.org/initiatives
2. Open the landscape profile that matches your sourcing region or priorities.
3. Click “Investment Opportunities” in the left‑hand menu for a concise summary of funding needs and a list of open opportunities. The “Investment Opportunities” menu will only be visible for those initiatives that have completed this feature on SourceUp.
4. Open any opportunity card to view the full brief, with transparent parameters you can budget against.
Each opportunity gives companies the numbers and context needed for internal approval and external claims. Key fields include:
· Type of contribution needed (in-kind or financial)
· Target amount, year, and “raised so far” to understand the funding gap.
· Minimum investment per supporter, expected contribution frequency (one‑off, monthly, annual) and duration.
· Estimated cost per unit (e.g., per hectare or household) to help benchmark value for money.
· Type of contributor needed (e.g., buyer, donor, technical partner) and a list of committed contributors.
· Associated commodities and the opportunity’s area of intervention.
· Potential claims investors may be able to make once results are delivered, paired with links to supporting documents.
· A fundraising strategy and attached documents that create a trail for sustainability, legal and comms teams.
The landscape initiatives publish opportunities themselves, and content is available in multiple languages, making it easier for regional teams and partners to review the same brief simultaneously.
Why this matters for corporate teams
· Budgeting: Clear targets, minimum investments, and unit costs make scoping and sizing contributions faster.
· Claims clarity: A dedicated “Potential claims” field provides clear information for decision-making processes.
· Aligning with partners: Seeing who’s already involved allows co-investing and avoiding duplication.
· Portfolio: Companies can replicate this approach across multiple landscapes tied to your key commodities.
Increase in Value of HCV and Payment for Environmental Services in Sakponba Forest Reserve
Set in Edo State, Nigeria, the Sakponba Forest Reserve landscape initiative addresses long-running deforestation and degradation in a region that produces palm oil, cocoa and cassava. Led within the NISCOPS partnership between IDH and Solidaridad, it convenes authorities, companies and communities to protect High Conservation Value/High Carbon Stock areas and support climate-smart smallholder livelihoods.
One current investment opportunity focuses on establishing infrastructure for forest restoration, covering forest management and maintenance grants, a full riparian buffer around the river and catchment, ecological corridors connecting HCV areas, and measures to enhance farm productivity. Potential claims stated by the initiative include: forest restoration (credible certification; HCV areas secured), land tenure (reduced risk of community conflict and illegality), water security (improved water quality with potential for PES), and climate (improved climate resilience with high-value Scope 3 emissions reporting potential)
To find out more about this opportunity and contact the initiative, visit https://sourceup.org/initiatives/sakponba-forest-reserve/investment-opportunities/increase-in-value-of-hcv-and-payment-for-environmental-services
Is your company prepared to engage in landscape initiatives? See what’s ready to fund today by visiting https://sourceup.org/initiatives, checking ‘Investment Opportunities’, and initiating a connection.