Gazette: Heartland Co-Op, CoBank Partner on a Five-Year Sustainability-Linked Loan

In addition to consulting with the Environmental Defense Fund, the sustainability-linked loan was also supported by the Great Outdoors Foundation.

The Great Outdoors Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on enhancing Iowa’s environment and improving conservation and outdoor recreation, granted $150,000 to Heartland.

Hannah Inman, chief executive officer of the Foundation, said that most conservation practices being used date back nearly a century.

“Conservation practices haven’t changed radically since the 1930s, but the industry of agricultural technology has changed dramatically,” Inman said. “So, one of the things The Great Outdoors Foundation is really trying to do is build the business model for conservation … we’re asking ourselves how we can make it an easier, more simple choice for those in the business of conservation and agriculture, and how do we can accelerate the pace of conservation.”

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