Weekly briefings
Curated weekly briefings on sustainability funding signals, what changed across foundations, DFIs, corporates, and government procurement, and what to watch in the next 1-6 months. RSS · JSON
New funds & vehicles4
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 65/100
A US asset manager and a gender-equity fund ETF routes $100M to climate and rights work
A publicly traded vehicle blending investment, philanthropy and policy has already reached 1,800 organisations in 100 countries, signalling new retail-scale capital for climate-and-gender work.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWeak · 59/100
A US philanthropic foundation's blended fund turns $30M into $1.05B for SDGs
A 35x mobilisation ratio gives climate founders and fund managers a fresh template, and a live counterparty, for blended finance.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 68/100
A USD 2M loan to a Honduran coffee cooperative opens door for regen coffee finance
A single loan into a Honduran coffee cooperative signals a live debt window for regenerative agriculture in commodity supply chains.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 65/100
A US family office opens climate VC door across US, India, Caribbean, East Africa
A New York family office is quietly positioning as a cross-border climate investor, signalling where patient private capital is heading next.
Coalitions & partnerships6
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 62/100
A US financial-market infrastructure provider picks a public blockchain network for tokenized assets, opening rails for climate finance
A US settlement backbone moves real-world asset tokenization onto public blockchain infrastructure, with implications for carbon markets and sustainable securities.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 61/100
A Dutch foundation backs regenerative entrepreneurs via land, housing and circular goods partners
The Dutch foundation is bundling partnerships across land, housing and circular goods to widen finance access for regenerative founders.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 62/100
A UK small foundation and an Africa-focused agribusiness venture lender back early-stage African agribusiness
A new patient-finance tie-up widens the thin capital layer between grant and growth for sustainable agriculture founders.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 62/100
A Singapore-linked philanthropic fund opens a Climate Action window for Asia
An Asia-based philanthropic network-linked funder is carving out a dedicated Asia climate stream, signalling fresh capital for regional founders and NGOs.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWeak · 57/100
A US impact-prize foundation opens standing partner intake for co-funders
The prize funder is signaling it wants capital partners on climate and social impact, offering three routes to plug in.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationGood · 70/100
A Hong Kong impact-finance foundation launches Asia Climate-Smart Landscape Fund
A new science-linked conservation finance vehicle sharpens the pipeline for biodiversity and landscape projects across Asia.
Procurement to note2
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 78/100
A Swiss corporate foundation opens a 2027 innovation call for APAC climate innovators
A mid-September deadline gives Asia-Pacific climate ventures a narrow window into a corporate foundation pipeline that has historically fed follow-on capital.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 72/100
A UK economic-systems foundation closes current strategy with August deadline
The economic systems funder is running its final grant round under the 2024-2027 strategy, with expressions of interest due 7 August 2026.
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