Access to finance is often a key challenge to implementing feasible initiatives in Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs), whether at the level of park management entities or of tenant companies within the parks.
Part of this challenge is the lack of information on what financing options are available in a way that can be easily accessed by private firms. To this end, the goal of the UNIDO EIP Access to Finance Tool is to guide park management entities and tenant companies to identify, review and access available financing options for feasible EIP initiatives for their industrial parks.

Tool Objective:

• Provide an overview of different types of financing mechanisms and their overall applicability to EIP initiatives.
• Provide overall guidance on how to successfully access different types of financing options.
• Facilitate exercises to identify available financing options nationally and internationally.
• Direct park management and companies to relevant websites and contact details of identified financing options, in order to access detailed information and take next steps.