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How the Lab works

The Lab is an investor-led, public-private initiative that accelerates innovative well designed, early-stage climate finance solutions and instruments.

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OCT - DEC

Call for Ideas

The Lab publicizes an open call for innovative sustainable investment solutions.


JAN - FEB

Selection

Lab Members select the most promising ideas to take forward in each annual cycle.


MAR - AUG

Development

Selected ideas benefit from 7 months of analysis, stress-testing, and guidance from experts and investors


SEP

Endorsement & Launch

Lab Members vote to endorse and launch the ideas for piloting.


OCT - ONWARD

Implementation

The ideas move into action and fundraising to launch pilots, with continued support from the Lab network.

Network

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Lab Members are leaders from public and private organizations who contribute expertise, political support, and financial capital to Lab solutions.

Secretariat

Funders

Bloomberg Philanthropies
ClimateWorks Foundation
Government of Canada
FinDev Canada
German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
U.S. Department of State

members of our network

  • International Finance Corporation
  • Rwanda Ministry of Environment
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
  • Africa Finance Corporation
  • DWS Group
  • German KFW Development Bank
  • Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • BlackRock
  • International Fund For Agricultural Development
  • Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • WTW
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • Nordic Development Fund
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Norway Norfund
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • French Development Agency
  • MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
  • Aon
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • ACWA Power
  • Rwanda’s National Fund for the Environment FONERWA
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa
  • Amplus Solar
  • Brazilian Development Bank
  • Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Bank of America
  • Denmark’s Export Credit Agency
  • Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH
  • Climate Strategy & Partners
  • African Development Bank
  • AuctusESG
  • cKers Finance
  • ClimateWorks Foundation
  • Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Ecube Investment Advisors
  • IKEA Foundation
  • Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.
  • IORA Ecological Solutions
  • Massive Fund
  • National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
  • Northern Railways
  • Odyssey Energy Solutions
  • Proparco
  • QuantumAMC
  • RIDA Capital
  • Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
  • Tata Cleantech Capital
  • Tata Trusts
  • Trilegal
  • U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
  • Unitus Capital
  • DEG
  • Nedbank
  • Rand Merchant Bank
  • RBN Fund Managers
  • U.S. Department of State
  • UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  • ABSOLAR
  • Brazil Ministry of Finance
  • BVRio
  • Desenvolve SP
  • Development Bank of Minas Gerais
  • GEF Capital
  • Institute Climate and Society
  • Partnerships for Forests
  • Santander
  • Shell Corporation

Impact

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The Lab develops innovative, catalytic ideas for financial solutions that can accelerate climate-related investments in emerging economies.

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Testimonials

  • We benefited greatly from the Lab’s expertise and extensive network to develop the Climate Smart Shrimp Fund, including designing and stress testing the fund and conducting background research on competitive ideas.”


    Dane Klinger

    Director of Aquaculture

    Conservation International

  • Being able to build momentum, seek advice and have the support of the Lab was a really exciting opportunity. This has been such a helpful program, and we are excited to be taking things forward with The Fund for Nature. As Lab alumni, we are excited to continue engaging with and contributing to the community.”


    Kate Wharton

    Head of Natural Capital

    CrossBoundary LLC

  • Germany has been supporting the Lab since its beginning, and we have witnessed an impressive growing complexity of the projects the Lab moves forward. It reinforces the truly innovative nature of the Lab as it embraces the most difficult sectors where barriers for private finance are higher.”


    Vera Rodenhoff

    Deputy Director General, International Climate Protection and International Energy Transition

    German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action

  • The climate finance innovation the Lab provides is essential because you cannot address the climate crisis unless you use every tool at your disposal. When it comes to these tools, we need to empower countries like Rwanda so they can be players and managers in the carbon market, not just providers of credits.”


    Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya

    Minister of the Environment

    Rwanda Ministry of Environment


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Environmental and Social Assessment of Financial Instruments – Brazil Program

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