🔙Debt

Type

Definition: Assets of the Debt type are instruments that stakeholders use to raise capital or generate investment income for environmental purposes.

Debt, while ubiquitously recognized as a catalyst for attracting capital inflows, engenders a multifaceted spectrum of tradeoffs. While debt can accelerate critical investments in environmental initiatives, the obligatory nature of debt servicing can, paradoxically, divert financial resources away from other pivotal socioecologial imperatives, instigating a precarious balancing act between immediate obligations and long-term sustainability.

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