Impact Report: Infrastructure Funds at a Glance
Amsterdam, May 1st 2025: Phenix Capital Group has today released its Impact Report: Blue Economy Funds at a Glance.
The report finds that since 2015, €69 billion has been committed towards blue economy themes tracked by Phenix Capital’s Impact Funds Database. Blue Economy funds which are currently open for investments are targeting a total of €34 billion. Additionally, the number of ocean focused funds in the Phenix Impact Database has grown by 463%.
There are currently 186 funds targeting the blue economy, which is only 6.6% of the database of 2,800 impact funds.
Oceans and climate are intertwined: the blue economy providing an estimated $2.5 trillion in goods and services annually from ocean-related economic activities; and a climate regulator essential in keeping the system in balance. Oceans generate 50% of the world’s oxygen; absorb more than 25% of human-caused carbon dioxide; and also, almost all excess heat.
This year’s World Ocean Day theme continues ‘Catalysing Action for Our Ocean & Climate’ and needs to see the conclusion of the global plastic pollution treaty to cut waste and enable marine-based material use with a legally binding agreement. It is time to put the ocean, a critical natural capital asset, at the centre of any discussions because climate change will undermine both the ocean economy and global trade.
Next to the insights and analytics provided by Phenix Capital's Impact Fund Database, the report also features a deep dive into ‘Blue Foods’.
“The term ‘blue foods’, or aquatic foods, encompasses aquaculture and fisheries that collectively cover wild-caught or farmed fish from oceans, river, and lakes, as well as sea food and seaweed. Blue foods tick a number of sustainable food system boxes including a lower carbon footprint and land use impact than other sources of land-based proteins as well as providing food and or income for an estimated 800 million people. The following sections look at blue foods and a the SDGs they impact significantly,” says report author and Head of Research Niki Natarajan.
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About Phenix Capital Group
Phenix Capital Group has been delivering impact solutions globally since 2012 to enable institutional investors to make financial-first impact investments. The company has been dedicated to building a solid knowledge base of the impact investing industry, educating asset owners and asset manager with their impact investing intelligence.
About Impact Funda Database
Phenix Capital’s Impact Database provides investors with access to and intelligence on the impact fund market opportunities available to them. Three main variables used to construct, monitor and update the dataset: funds considered have an impact proposition; institutional scale; and target market-rate returns. Impact Database now includes detailed overview of more than 2,500+ impact funds.
