Funding Organizations
This database lists organizations from the public and private sector that fund or invest in projects promoting wetland conservation, wise use and restoration. This database is not exhaustive, it serves as a directory for people searching for possible funders. Email ramsar@ramsar.org to suggest updates or additions to the Database.
| Name | Short Name | Organization type | Areas of support | Grant size | Geographic interest | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB in Bev | Company | ABinBev invests financial and technical resources into green infrastructure initiatives, conservation and reforestation projects, habitat restoration efforts and improved water infrastructure. Smart agriculture and water stewardship are listed as the sustainability goals of the company. | No Information | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Agence Française de Développement | AFD | Company | The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group funds, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, our teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France’s overseas departments and territories and another 115 countries. In this way, we contribute to the commitment of France and French people to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). | $1M+ | Africa | Website |
| Asahi | Company | Asahi Group Holdings is a global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food company that continues to create new values in order to share impressive moments with people around the world. - Climate change - Recycling-based society - Biodiversity |
No Information | Website | ||
| Carlsberg | Company | - Carbon footprint - Water waste |
No Information | Website | ||
| Coca-Cola Femsa | Company | Priority funding areas include empowering women, protecting the environment & enhancing communities | $50-100K | North America, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Coca-Cola Foundation | Company | The Coca-Cola Foundation is the international philanthropic arm of Coca-Cola and awards grants in the following priority areas; - Empowering women: economic empowerment and entrepreneurship - Protecting the environment: access to clean water, water conservation and recycling - Enhancing communities: education, youth development and other community and civic initiatives |
$100K-1M | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Danone Group (Evian) | Danone Evian | Company | Danone’s Social Innovation Funds, invest in projects that strengthen ecosystems and find solutions to address poverty, environment degradation, climate change and access to water. |
$50-100K | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website |
| Dow Chemichals | Company | Dow provides a world-class portfolio of advanced, sustainable and leading-edge products. This enables us to deliver solutions designed to meet almost any performance and business need. | No Information | Website | ||
| Ducks Unlimited | DU | Company | Ducks Unlimited is a private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization. Areas of interest include advocacy, conservation and restoration projects that protect wetlands, watersheds, waterfowl breeding grounds and flyways. | $50-100K | North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website |
| Evoqua | Company | Evoqua Water Technologies delivers products, solutions and services to ensure water quality and consistency for municipalities, industrial water users and recreational facilities. With more than a 100-year heritage of industry-leading brands and products, technical expertise, and unmatched customer service, Evoqua is the partner of choice for millions of water users across the globe. | No Information | Website | ||
| Groupe Castel | Company | Founded in 1949 in Bordeaux by nine brothers and sisters, Castel is a company that has been devoting all its expertise and energy for more than sixty years to the promotion of French wine throughout the world and to the development of beer and soft drinks in Africa. | No Information | Website | ||
| Heineken International | Company | - Protecting water resources - Reducing CO2 Emissions - Sourcing sustainability - Responsible Consumption - Promoting Health and Safety - Growing with Communities |
No Information | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| HSBC Group | HSBC | Company | The programme aims to provide and protect water sources, inform and educate communities in need, and enable people to prosper and drive economic development across the world. - Low-carbon mission - Environmental impact of supply chains - Local community support (HSBC Water Programme) - Environmental impact of our business and operations |
$1M+ | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website |
| Livelihoods Funds | Company | The Livelihoods Investment Funds established by private companies, create social, environmental and economic value to improve the livelihoods of rural communities through a variety of projects developed in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Livelihoods Carbon Funds (LCF) created in 2017, finances large-scale mangrove restoration, agroforestry and rural energy projects. LCF2 provides upfront financing to project developers for large-scale project implementation and maintenance over periods of 10 to 20 years. The investors receive result-based payments for the risks they bear in the form of carbon credits. |
$1M+ | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Molson Coors | Company | Molson Coors is a beer brewing company. Signatory of the UN Global Compact the Company through partnerships promotes water stewardship, protects and restores watersheds in areas where Coors breweries are located. | No Information | Website | ||
| Nestle | Company | Interested in watershed protection and conservation projects that will create shared value for Nestle and the community. Also interested in projects that result in more sustainable water use in agricultural supply chains. | $100K-1M | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Patagonia International | Patagonia | Company | Patagonia’s Grants Programme supports grassroots organizations working on mulit-pronged campaigns to protect the environment. | No Information | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website |
| Pentair | Kingspan | Company | Pentair and the Pentair Foundation engage in grant making that focuses on initiatives that provide sustainable access to water, education on water safety and addressing community needs, mainly in locations where the Company operates. | No Information | Website | |
| PepsiCo Foundation | Company | The Foundation seeks to invest in the essential elements of a sustainable food system - helping to alleviate hunger, manage water and waste responsibly as well as support women as champions of nutrition from farm to family. | $100K-1M | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Shell | Company | Shell works with environmental and developmental organisations all over the world to reduce its environmental and societal impacts on land and water where it operates. | $100K-1M | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Suez Environnement | Company | Suez designs and implements innovative solutions to address four major challenges namely; - Developing access to resources for everyone (Water) - Protecting resources and ecosystems - Optimizing the use of resources - Producing new resources |
$1M+ | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Tsingtao | Company | In Aug 1903, Tsingtao Brewery was founded by the Anglo-German Brewery Co. Ltd in Qingdao, China. The brewery brought the western settlers a high quality German style pilsner brewed with German technique, European high quality raw and, especially, mineral water from Laoshan spring,. The uniqueness and the quality have made Tsingtao Beer won many awards in different beer festivals. | No Information | Website | ||
| Veolia | Company | Veolia promotes the conservation of natural resources, climate change actions and protects biodiversity through better management of the sites where they operate. | $100K-1M | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Xylem | Company | Xylem Cider Works is based out of Sherwood, Oregon. In an effort to source ingredients we have a 100 mile rule we try to follow reducing the amount of gas used to source our ingredients. | No Information | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean | Website | |
| Yanjing | Company | The corporation was established in 1980 and in 1997 it completed the shareholding restructuring process pooling its funds to establish the Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd., which ranks first in total output and profit in China's beer industry. Yanjing beer uses natural mineral water that comes from the beautiful clean Beijing YanShan Mountain; therefore it has a clean, smooth and refreshing taste. | No Information | Website |