Sustainable Finance
Finance is a central mechanism for mobilizing resources that are playing a critical role in addressing sustainability priorities to ensure long-term environmental health, social well-being, and economic stability.
By integrating sustainability into strategic planning and financial decision-making, we help clients design impactful policies and processes, develop responsive financing mechanisms and mobilise sustainable investments. Our work bridges the public and private sectors, balances environmental and social objectives with economic development needs and enables stakeholders to respond to risks and opportunities, as well as meet sustainable commitments, including socio-ecological resilience green economic growth.
The Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Finance is a strategic cooperation between the Frankfurt School and UN Environment Programme. The FS-UNEP Centre strives to foster transformational changes by collaborating with financial sector stakeholders through strategic and operational advisory services and practical solutions. The Centre takes a unique approach by combining scientific and applied research and on-the-ground expertise to finance the transition towards a greener, resilient future.
Core Expertise
Climate Adaptation Finance
Working with public and private sector actors, we provide solutions for the management of climate and environment-related risks through national frameworks and policies as well as institutional strategies, operations and products. We work to develop new or adjusted financial services or products that facilitate climate adaptation and the strengthening of long-term resilience. For residual risks, the risk-layered approach is applied, including insurance solutions and disaster risk management provisions.
Climate Mitigation Finance
We partner with public and private financial sector players to strategically plan for and operationally implement finance that promotes climate mitigation and encourages public and private sectors to invest in sustainable technologies that promote energy, water and material efficiency solutions as well as the generation of renewable energy.
Circular Economy & Cleaner Production Finance
We work with public and private actors to identify finance-related challenges and possible solutions in achieving the transition to cleaner production and a circular economy. We adopt a systemic perspective in our approach, paying close attention to broader framework conditions, including regulatory, and the build-up of intelligence, knowledge and awareness of the specific characteristics of circularity.
Biodiversity Conservation & Nature Finance
Through scientific and applied research and institutional and staff capacity building, we support our clients in assessment and management of nature-related risks and opportunities, mainstream nature protection and nature-positive actions in the lending and investment decisions of financial institutions and other financial sector stakeholders..
Our Frankfurt School Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance course enables financial sector stakeholders to get an introduction risks associated with biodiversity loss as well as knowledge and tools needed to support the preservation of Earth's diverse ecosystems as financial actors.
Inclusive & Green Transition Finance
Jointly with our clients, we strategically plan for and implement changes for directing capital in ways that support environmental sustainability while ensuring fair social outcomes. This is supported by inclusive green transition plans and the mobilization of capital toward sustainable projects, the design of responsive financial products, integrating ESG and climate/environmental risk into lending, investment, and insurance decisions as well as expanding financial inclusion by improving access to credit, savings, and insurance for marginalized populations. Through blending public and private finance, we define solutions to de-risk sustainable investments and engage with clients and stakeholders to encourage sustainable business practices. Building capacities in measuring and reporting impact increases transparency and accountability on environmental and social outcomes.
Sustainable Urban Finance
We work closely with municipalities in planning for and developing financing solutions to transform cities into sustainable places. We adopt a comprehensive approach to enhancing municipalities’ access to finance while identifying opportunities and risks in investment areas related to sustainable urban planning including energy efficiency, renewable energy, nature-based solutions as well as circular economy principles.
Core Expertise
Climate Adaptation Finance
Working with public and private sector actors, we provide solutions for the management of climate and environment-related risks through national frameworks and policies as well as institutional strategies, operations and products. We work to develop new or adjusted financial services or products that facilitate climate adaptation and the strengthening of long-term resilience. For residual risks, the risk-layered approach is applied, including insurance solutions and disaster risk management provisions.
Climate Mitigation Finance
We partner with public and private financial sector players to strategically plan for and operationally implement finance that promotes climate mitigation and encourages public and private sectors to invest in sustainable technologies that promote energy, water and material efficiency solutions as well as the generation of renewable energy.
Circular Economy & Cleaner Production Finance
We work with public and private actors to identify finance-related challenges and possible solutions in achieving the transition to cleaner production and a circular economy. We adopt a systemic perspective in our approach, paying close attention to broader framework conditions, including regulatory, and the build-up of intelligence, knowledge and awareness of the specific characteristics of circularity.
Biodiversity Conservation & Nature Finance
Through scientific and applied research and institutional and staff capacity building, we support our clients in assessment and management of nature-related risks and opportunities, mainstream nature protection and nature-positive actions in the lending and investment decisions of financial institutions and other financial sector stakeholders..
Our Frankfurt School Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance course enables financial sector stakeholders to get an introduction risks associated with biodiversity loss as well as knowledge and tools needed to support the preservation of Earth's diverse ecosystems as financial actors.
Inclusive & Green Transition Finance
Jointly with our clients, we strategically plan for and implement changes for directing capital in ways that support environmental sustainability while ensuring fair social outcomes. This is supported by inclusive green transition plans and the mobilization of capital toward sustainable projects, the design of responsive financial products, integrating ESG and climate/environmental risk into lending, investment, and insurance decisions as well as expanding financial inclusion by improving access to credit, savings, and insurance for marginalized populations. Through blending public and private finance, we define solutions to de-risk sustainable investments and engage with clients and stakeholders to encourage sustainable business practices. Building capacities in measuring and reporting impact increases transparency and accountability on environmental and social outcomes.
Sustainable Urban Finance
We work closely with municipalities in planning for and developing financing solutions to transform cities into sustainable places. We adopt a comprehensive approach to enhancing municipalities’ access to finance while identifying opportunities and risks in investment areas related to sustainable urban planning including energy efficiency, renewable energy, nature-based solutions as well as circular economy principles.
Core Expertise
Climate Adaptation Finance
Working with public and private sector actors, we provide solutions for the management of climate and environment-related risks through national frameworks and policies as well as institutional strategies, operations and products. We work to develop new or adjusted financial services or products that facilitate climate adaptation and the strengthening of long-term resilience. For residual risks, the risk-layered approach is applied, including insurance solutions and disaster risk management provisions.
Climate Mitigation Finance
We partner with public and private financial sector players to strategically plan for and operationally implement finance that promotes climate mitigation and encourages public and private sectors to invest in sustainable technologies that promote energy, water and material efficiency solutions as well as the generation of renewable energy.
Circular Economy & Cleaner Production Finance
We work with public and private actors to identify finance-related challenges and possible solutions in achieving the transition to cleaner production and a circular economy. We adopt a systemic perspective in our approach, paying close attention to broader framework conditions, including regulatory, and the build-up of intelligence, knowledge and awareness of the specific characteristics of circularity.
Biodiversity Conservation & Nature Finance
Through scientific and applied research and institutional and staff capacity building, we support our clients in assessment and management of nature-related risks and opportunities, mainstream nature protection and nature-positive actions in the lending and investment decisions of financial institutions and other financial sector stakeholders..
Our Frankfurt School Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance course enables financial sector stakeholders to get an introduction risks associated with biodiversity loss as well as knowledge and tools needed to support the preservation of Earth's diverse ecosystems as financial actors.
Inclusive & Green Transition Finance
Jointly with our clients, we strategically plan for and implement changes for directing capital in ways that support environmental sustainability while ensuring fair social outcomes. This is supported by inclusive green transition plans and the mobilization of capital toward sustainable projects, the design of responsive financial products, integrating ESG and climate/environmental risk into lending, investment, and insurance decisions as well as expanding financial inclusion by improving access to credit, savings, and insurance for marginalized populations. Through blending public and private finance, we define solutions to de-risk sustainable investments and engage with clients and stakeholders to encourage sustainable business practices. Building capacities in measuring and reporting impact increases transparency and accountability on environmental and social outcomes.
Sustainable Urban Finance
We work closely with municipalities in planning for and developing financing solutions to transform cities into sustainable places. We adopt a comprehensive approach to enhancing municipalities’ access to finance while identifying opportunities and risks in investment areas related to sustainable urban planning including energy efficiency, renewable energy, nature-based solutions as well as circular economy principles.
