About us
Our mission
GFANZ was launched in April 2021 by UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney and the COP26 presidency.
GFANZ seeks to mobilize finance and address barriers to the energy transition, industrial transformation, and resilience, with a focus on working with emerging markets and developing economies. GFANZ brings together financial institutions, governments and policymakers, industry groups, development banks, civil society, and the wider private sector to help strengthen the conditions needed to scale investment.
GFANZ’s work focuses on three core areas, each one critical to mobilizing capital for clean and resilient energy, industry, and infrastructure:
Expanding investment opportunities
Working alongside countries and industry to expand the number of investable projects ready for private capital, including through support for country platforms and sector-specific initiatives.
Partnering with public financial institutions
Supporting multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to design and scale financial solutions that increase private investment in emerging markets and developing economies.
Strengthening enabling environments
Engaging with governments, regulators, and global stakeholders to help improve the market conditions that allow private capital to flow into projects at scale.
Financial institutions around the world also engage with GFANZ through regional networks and country chapters.
Leadership
Chair, GFANZ
UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions
Vice Chair, GFANZ
Head, GFANZ Secretariat
GFANZ Principals Group
The Principals Group approves GFANZ’s strategic direction.