Introduction to blended finance in emerging markets

Blended Finance (BF) provided by governments and Development Finance Institutions are essential elements in attracting private capital to ESG/Climate Finance Capital markets in most developing, emerging and frontier markets.

This Sprint will explore the principal forms of BF and contextualise them within specific ESG/Climate capital market investments.

Lecturer: Grant Metcalfe-Smith

Length: 3h

Learning goal: Understand and apply Blended Finance mechanism(s) to an ESG/Climate Finance investment.

PS framework: Instruments and Institutions

CPD accredited: Yes (3 credits)

Language: English

Beneficial for: CIOs, CSOs, Asset Allocators, Analysts, PMs, Strategists, Sustainability & Stewardship Officers etc.

Sprint structure: 90min input + 90min deliberate practice, reflection and implementation planning

Format: Online (Zoom)

Costs: EUR 298 per participant

Minimum size: 5 participants

PROGRAM

PART ONE

BEST PRACTICES (90min)

  • Blended finance principles and applications
  • Explore BF as risk reducers/investment enablers

BREAK (10min)

PART TWO

DELIBERATE PRACTICE (60min)

Participants will prepare the BF component

of an ESG/Climate Finance Investment.

LESSONS LEARNED (10min)

NEXT STEPS (5min)

FEEDBACK FORM (5min)