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 & vehicles3
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 66/100
A Poland-based growth investor opens €4–15M evergreen tickets to CEE climate scale-ups
A Polish growth investor with no fund clock is writing minority checks into sustainable energy and low-carbon materials across Central and Eastern Europe.
- 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 / vehicleFoundationWatch · 69/100
A $30M fund signals fresh African climate tech capital
A new $30M vehicle and a restated resilience thesis point to active deal flow for African ClimateTech founders in the second half of 2026.
Coalitions & partnerships1
Commitments to watch2
- CommitmentFoundationWatch · 60/100
A China tech company's 2030 net-zero push opens supplier lane for AI-era decarb
A mid-term progress report from a China tech company signals concrete procurement openings for climate vendors serving hyperscale AI compute.
- CommitmentFoundationGood · 72/100
A French rail operator locks in -30% GHG by 2030, opening supplier lane for decarbonization tech
A French rail operator is pairing a hard emissions target with solar rollouts, signalling sustained procurement demand for low-carbon mobility and energy suppliers.
Budgets & infrastructure2
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 61/100
A sustainability research foundation opens rolling impact grant to global applicants
A new multi-window grant programme gives early-stage climate research and community projects a rare always-open funding door.
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 64/100
Staffordshire opens two sustainability grant funds to local groups
A Staffordshire community foundation has surfaced two live grant funds — backed by a UK cashback platform and a regional environmental initiative — as active routes for local climate projects.
Procurement to note4
- 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 · 71/100
A US tech-company foundation opens rolling climate grant pipeline with 3-week turnaround
An always-on Discovery Form and fast triage give early-stage climate innovators a low-friction entry to a US tech-company foundation's grantmaking.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationGood · 73/100
A Western Indian Ocean marine science body opens an ocean alkalinity enhancement research call
A regional research call brings ocean alkalinity enhancement funding to the Western Indian Ocean, signalling geographic broadening of marine CDR capital.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWeak · 58/100
A US conservation society reopens grants across ocean, biodiversity, climate adaptation
The society's rolling call spans six focus areas and is open to individuals as well as teams, keeping a rare early-stage grant route live for conservation-linked ventures.
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