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Since launching in 2001, Partners has reserved a small portion of its portfolio for international development loans that:
- Fuel mission-focused enterprise growth. We lend to microfinance and sustainable development organizations.
- Broaden access to capital for economically vulnerable borrowers. These funds help recipients build income stability, pursue education, and improve household health.
- Strengthen fair-trade markets. We finance fair-trade cooperatives and supply-chain intermediaries that secure living wages for producers while connecting them to global buyers.
- Pilot innovative financing vehicles. Partners backs blended-finance funds and other creative mechanisms that expand the pool of capital available to the microfinance and sustainable development sectors.
By coupling our expertise with trusted partners, we enable investors to achieve far-reaching impact in emerging markets, while applying the same disciplined underwriting that guides our U.S. portfolio.