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Our latest topics, insights and projects.

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CLIMATE

LOSS AND DAMAGE

FUND 

With climate change causing loss and damage around the world, the Loss and Damage Fund adopted by Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) intends to provide financial relief to the most vulnerable nations.

 

But how can the new fund innovative and make a real difference in a complex financial architecture?  We are contributing expertise and ideas for the design and operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund.  

The UNFCCC Synthesis Report (COP28) on Loss and Damage, co-authored by IFF President Robert Filipp, can be accessed here.

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DEBT SWAPS

FOR SOCIAL

INFRASTRUCTURE 

The debt issue is back on the international agenda and for good reason: In 2022, developing countries spent US$443.5 billion to service their public debt, more than twice as much as on social services.

Are debt swaps are viable model to free up fiscal space for real social investments?  With support from Rockefeller Foundation, we authored a report for the G-20 on debt swaps for health, informed by experience with the Debt2Health program once pioneered by IFF President Robert Filipp at the Global Fund.

 

The Rockefeller G20 report on Debt for Health Swaps can be accessed here.

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INVESTING IN WOMEN ZANZIBAR SEAWEED FARMERS

Seaweed farming is a win-win for local farmers, consumers and the planet.  Demand is booming because of use in foods, health products and cosmetics.  Seaweed also plays a role in fighting climate change as it absorbs carbon and acts as a substitute for carbon-intensive products like plastic. 

 

In order to improve livelihoods, local seaweed farming needs to move up the value chain and access global markets. Our project is a Zanzibar public-private partnership working with women, the traditional seaweed farmers and local partners. The project includes bio-technology transfer, local value-added processing and capacity building to work in deeper waters, which is necessary as a result of climate change.

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EXPANDING DIGITAL SUSTAINABILTY

SOLUTIONS 

Consumers, organisations and regulators are increasingly interested in information concerning the sustainability and the climate impact of materials and products. Given the importance of sustainability claims, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and other standards more effective systems are needed.  

 

Our sustainability technology project works to scale-up cutting-edge digital tools capable of uninterrupted tracking of materials, commodities and products throughout complex supply chains, which is key to understanding and claiming sustainability and designing a circular, zero waste economy. 

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SCALING-UP

INNOVATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

Despite well-publicised efforts to reduce waste, there are mountains of waste growing at alarming rates.  Only a small part of household, industrial and e-waste is recovered or recycled.  Integrated waste management is not the norm everywhere and landfills are at capacity in many settings.

Traditional waste segregation approaches are not solving the problem.  We are working on the up-take of new, industrial-scale technologies with proven potential to transform waste management for cleaner and healthier environment. 

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IFF presents at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

We structure collaborations that are innovative, generate new funding and create lasting developmental impact by bringing together partners in win-win situations that enable them to leverage their comparative advantages, expertise, resources and networks across key areas:

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

PROCESS INNOVATION

POLICY SUPPORT

ECONOMIC VIABILITY

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 

WHAT IS INNOVATIVE FINANCE?  

Blended Capital

Impact Funds 

Social Impact Bonds 

Guarantees

Insurance 

Debt Conversions

Solidarity Levies 

Advanced Market Commitments

Cause Marketing

CSR and ESG

 Let's work together.

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