About

The FS-UNEP Centre adopts a distinctive approach, merging research and expertise to facilitate the financing of a transition toward a greener, climate-resilient future, fostering societal prosperity. Our goal is to attract diverse investors, particularly by stimulating private sector investment in sustainable, low-carbon economic endeavors. Private sector funding plays a pivotal role in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

The FS-UNEP Centre endeavors to motivate and assist the finance community in amplifying current investments and venturing into new markets. A critical aspect of this endeavor involves empowering the public sector to implement policies, regulations, and initiatives that mitigate existing or perceived investment risks and other barriers identified by the private sector. Our objective is to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of sustainable financing by advocating for intelligent financial structures and mechanisms.

We aim to drive the global transition towards a clean and sustainable environment – an area driven by a low-carbon economy and environmentally conscious, empowered communities and businesses.

To realise this vision, we are committed to accelerating the necessary adaptations. This can only be realised through collaboration, engagement and strategic advice with financial stakeholders to encourage the development of innovative, smart and workable solutions.

The team at Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance combines an in-depth knowledge of finance markets, particularly in developing and emerging countries, with extensive skills for the design of appropriate financial mechanisms and contractual arrangements for financiers under local conditions. It acts as a bridge-builder between the public and private sector, developing and developed countries, high-level climate policy negotiators and on-the-ground project developers. It generates a mutual benefit by bringing the demand for financing, with those able to supply it, together.