ADFI Summary Report of the 2024 Annual Workshop
The 2024 Annual Workshop of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) was held on the theme “A practical road map for African DFIs in accessing green funds” on May 27, 2024,
The workshop’s main objectives were to enhance African development finance institutions’ role in mobilizing green finance, update and expand their knowledge and operational methods for accessing green funds, and encourage peer learning and experience sharing.
2022 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance
The Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance is an annual collaborative effort to publish Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) climate finance figures, together with a clear explanation of the methodologies for tracking this finance as climate finance.
The Use of Carbon Credits in Climate Target Setting
To support Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) member banks in developing targets, the
Alliance has developed this short paper to provide clarification on the already-published
Guidelines for Climate Target Setting for Banks outlining how the Alliance views the treatment
of offsetting in relation to member commitments.
The paper does not introduce additional principles that member banks must meet as
part of their NZBA commitment.
Climate risks in Latin America and the Caribbean: Are banks ready for the green transition?
This paper starts by analysing climate risks in Latin America and the Caribbean following the methodology developed by Ferrazzi et al. Then expand the analysis to understand what these risks imply for the financial sector. It focus on banks, as they represent the bulk of financial intermediation in the region.
SBFN Toolkit: Developing Sustainable Finance Roadmaps
The toolkit builds on the SBFN Measurement Framework Methodology, a comprehensive assessment to benchmark sustainable finance progress in line with international standards. It also references existing guidance documents such as the “Toolkits for Policymakers to Green the Financial System” by the World Bank, “An Analysis of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps: Charting the Path to Financial System Transformation” by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and UNDP Financial Centers for Sustainability (FC4S)
Public banks, public water: exploring the links in Europe
Public banks have played an important role in financing public water
and sanitation services in Europe for over a century, but these activities
have been largely ignored in the academic literature. This special issue
is an initial corrective to this research gap, providing conceptual
insights and empirical information on eight countries and regions in
Europe, covering a wide range of public banks working with public
water operators.
Digital Tokens for Climate Action and Nature-Based Solutions: Exploration of Opportunities and Considerations
This report on digital tokens for climate action and nature-based solutions forms a valuable addition to the emerging body of knowledge and is specially intended to inform, inspire, and spur action for new, innovative, and potentially effective ways of providing financial resources and effective action for climate action and the conservation and regeneration of our natural capital.
What drives firms’ investment in climate change?: Evidence from the 2022-2023 EIB Investment Survey
This report draws from data collected for the EIB Investment Survey 2022-2023. It examines the willingness of European firms to address climate change in the current context of the energy crisis. First, it presents the answers provided by firms across the European Union to a set of questions on energy and climate change. Then, it goes more in-depth by providing firms’ answers in each EU country.
América Latina: Recuperación, oportunidades y agenda de reformas
En 2020, al calor de la pandemia de la COVID-19, la Fundación Iberoamericana Empresarial y la
Fundación Euroamérica, con el patrocinio de CAF, lanzaron una colección de publicaciones de seguimiento
de la evolución económica en América Latina. El cometido de los informes publicados
hasta la fecha1 ha sido acotado y pragmático, centrándose en los efectos económicos de la pandemia
y en la forma en que se podían evitar sus peores escenarios de impacto.
Increasing the Alignment of Global Finance with Nature
The global economy must
deliver nature-positive, equitable
outcomes if we are to tackle
the existential challenges of
nature loss and climate change.
As nature is not material in most
financial decision-making, there
is significant misalignment of
public and private financial flows
with nature-positive outcomes.
Understanding the current
degree of alignment of global
finance, and identifying actions
needed to increase it is vital.