International Finance for Sustainability
This program area seeks to shape international investment and trade to support sustainable development and reduce environmental degradation.
Our funding is made under three objectives.
Priorities for Infrastructure and Energy for a Sustainable Future
Grantmaking under this objective promotes infrastructure and energy investments that contribute to sustainable development.
Our grantmaking aims to strengthen public and private financial institutions’ safeguard policies addressing large-scale dams, biodiversity, extractive industries, climate and energy, indigenous peoples, and transparency. We support non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in key European countries, Japan and North America as well as research institutions and global networks that will monitor and analyze energy and infrastructure investments.
We seek infrastructure and energy investments that contribute to environmental sustainability and offer local economic opportunity. We are making grants:
- To regional and global networks and organizations that monitor and analyze energy and infrastructure investments by public and private institutions.
- To intermediary organizations that can regrant and provide technical assistance and capacity-building support for local, on-the-ground monitoring of energy and infrastructure projects.
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Priorities for Sustainable Regional Development and Integration
Grantmaking under this objective aims to shape regional trade and investment strategies so they contribute to local sustainable development, with a focus on South America.
Support is provided to NGOs working on infrastructure and energy projects that impact highly sensitive ecosystems in South America and have important implications for infrastructure and energy investment policies around the world.
We seek regional trade and investment strategies that will minimize environmental damage and promote more sustainable approaches in this region. We are making grants:
- To networks and organizations in the Americas that analyze and monitor regional integration processes and investment policies.
- To organizations that engage parliamentarians in project monitoring and policies related to investments in energy and infrastructure.
- To organizations that monitor energy and infrastructure projects on-the-ground in South America.
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Priorities for Special Opportunities
Grantmaking under this objective targets special projects that offer an opportunity to contribute to the overall goals of the program area.
We seek unique opportunities to advance sustainable development goals and promote capacity building for NGOs. We are making grants:
- To key NGOs and research institutions undertaking innovative research and analysis on new, cutting-edge issues related to international financial flows for energy and infrastructure projects.
- To national and international NGOs and research institutions providing policy alternatives and analysis on cross-cutting issues that inform and impact international financial flows related to energy and infrastructure investments.
- To national and international NGOs providing technical expertise or training to strengthen strategic capacity of our grantees.
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Because of budget constraints, funding in this area is quite limited and generally by invitation only.