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
Coalitions & partnerships7
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWeak · 58/100
A US conservation NGO opens corporate channel to convert ESG pledges into field outcomes
The conservation NGO is courting corporate partners directly, signalling a shift from generic offset buying to measurable restoration deals.
- Partnership / coalitionVC / private capitalWatch · 63/100
A French impact asset manager adds 8 portfolio companies across five climate verticals
A French impact platform's batch investment points to sustained mid-market deal flow for founders in water, circularity, food, buildings and efficiency.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 61/100
A water-energy-food donor programme backs biodigesters, livestock and drought alerts in new cohort
The water-energy-food donor programme's latest portfolio adds signal where blended finance is flowing for smallholder climate adaptation.
- 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 · 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 / coalitionFoundationWatch · 61/100
A small foundation backs a rural-network initiative to rethink rural network funding
An Irish donor's research partnership hints at fresh capacity money for decentralised energy and agri-networks in East Africa.
- Partnership / coalitionFoundationWatch · 65/100
A global agri-energy initiative adds six ventures, signalling active deal flow
Two consecutive portfolio expansions at a multilateral food-and-energy programme point to sustained pipeline demand in solar irrigation, waste-to-value and pay-per-use farm energy.
Procurement to note5
- Procurement / RFPWatch · 68/100
A UK advanced-research agency opens three climate programmes covering tipping points, adaptation and cooling
A UK advanced-research agency is telegraphing a new wave of high-risk climate research funding, including the politically sensitive area of climate cooling.
- Procurement / RFPDFI / MDB / SovereignGood · 72/100
A US humanitarian organisation opens climate resilience tenders across five regions
A wave of live RFQs signals near-term supplier demand for adaptation hardware from Syria to Colombia.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 67/100
A European entrepreneurship nonprofit opens AgriTech incubation and acceleration calls in Algeria
A new North Africa agritech pipeline signals rising donor and private appetite for climate-resilient food systems on the continent's southern Mediterranean.
- Procurement / RFPFoundationWatch · 64/100
A US coffee-sector foundation opens 2025-26 micro-grants for coffee-region women
Small but targeted grants in Colombia and Peru signal continued donor appetite for gender-focused resilience work in climate-exposed coffee supply chains.
- New fund / vehicleStrong · 75/100
A UK advanced-research agency backs synthetic crops with £62.4m across nine UK teams
A UK advanced-research agency has opened a structured route for synthetic biology teams working on resilient, higher-yield crops.
See the named actors with Pro
Every briefing above is yours to read, anonymised. Pro names the actors, adds the analyst's take, and links the related opportunities.