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 / vehicleDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 66/100
A UK development finance institution's 2026-31 strategy puts climate at the core of its capital
The UK's development finance institution is signalling a five-year runway of climate and clean energy deployment across Africa and Asia.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationWatch · 61/100
A African commodity-focused graduation fund opens with a Zimbabwe food-processing deal
A new commodity-focused vehicle is deploying capital into LDC food processors, opening a fresh channel for agri value-addition founders.
- New fund / vehicleFoundationGood · 70/100
A Sweden- and Netherlands-backed fund opens two grant windows for grassroots climate groups in 8 African countries
A Sweden- and Netherlands-backed vehicle is channelling capital to community-led and social-movement climate work from Senegal to Somalia.
Coalitions & partnerships4
- 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 / coalitionDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 65/100
A global biodiversity data facility's EU and Japan-backed programmes keep money flowing to biodiversity data
Two multi-year programmes managed by a global biodiversity data facility remain live routes for biodiversity data capacity funding across Africa, LAC, Asia and the Pacific.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 64/100
A Brazil social-equity fund deploys R$6.8M for Black women-led ventures in Brazil
Brazil's first philanthropic fund by and for Black women is scaling regenerative livelihoods financing and courting new investor partners.
- Partnership / coalitionDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 67/100
A European climate-finance initiative opens fresh project pipeline across India, South Africa, Indonesia
A European government climate-finance programme is moving from announcement to deployment across decarbonization, cooling, logistics and nature, opening near-term partnership and procurement lanes.
Commitments to watch1
Budgets & infrastructure2
- Budget / infraFoundationWatch · 65/100
A conservation finance vehicle targets 30+ protected areas by 2030
A conservation finance vehicle scales its portfolio, opening a longer runway for protected-area operators and service providers.
- Budget / infraDFI / MDB / SovereignWatch · 60/100
An Italian development-agency commits €45M for 2026, opens Angola and Chad offices
A new development cooperation package signals fresh bilateral entry points for climate and heritage projects in two under-served African markets.
Procurement to note2
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 75/100
A conservation fund opens $21M call with dedicated IP&LC track
A new co-funding model and a first-of-its-kind Indigenous and local community window signal where conservation money is moving.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationStrong · 75/100
A European conservation fund opens $21M grant calls across two tracks
A European conservation fund's dual grant calls signal a structural shift toward co-funded and IP&LC-led area-based conservation finance.
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