Our Sustainable Finance Products

By Sustainable Product Line
Modern financial institutions respond to global drivers by incorporating environmental and socio-economic standards into lending decisions. Not only will this protect them from downside risks, but it also enables them to grow their businesses through sustainable finance. To enable its clients to make the most of this opportunity, IFC provides tools and products to finance companies that supply sustainability-related products or services.

Cleaner Production
As an integrated strategy to maximize profits by making more efficient use of inputs, Cleaner Production is best business practice that enables both large corporation as well as small and medium enterprises to become more profitable by minimizing waste and emissions at source. IFC's cleaner production products add value in highly competitive markets where financial institutions operate. Cleaner production is where commercial benefits are most strongly correlated with environmental benefits for IFC, financial institutions and their clients.
Sustainable Construction
Fuel-switching for SMEs
SME Financing to Improve Resource Efficiency
SME Financing to Reduce Emissions & Wastes
Municipal Finance for Resource Efficiency
Municipal Finance to Reduce Emissions & Wastes

Corporate Governance
Good corporate governance—well-defined shareholder rights, strong internal controls, high levels of transparency and disclosure, and an empowered board of directors—can improve a company's performance and profitability and make it more attractive to investors and lenders. IFC enables financial institutions to offer corporate governance-targeted finance aimed at strengthening client business performance while enhancing credit quality and bottom line portfolio returns.
Lending to SMEs and family-owned business to improve governance structures

Furthermore, IFC's capacity building services [link] to help client financial institutions identify ways to save energy, become better informed about opportunities to supply equipment and engineering services, and develop effective business proposals for attracting financing for energy efficiency projects.

Energy Efficiency
As global demand for energy rises and climate change becomes a reality, investments in energy efficiency technology promise increasing financial returns, while generating substantial economic and environmental benefits. Actively leveraging its market knowledge and visibility in the energy efficiency sector, IFC offers financial intermediaries flexible financing products and services to capitalize on growing investment opportunities in business segments offering new energy efficiency products and services.
Housing Renovations
Energy Efficiency for SMEs
Commercial Use Upgrades
Co-generation Projects
Efficient Municipal Heating
Efficient Street Lighting
Public Buildings Efficiency Upgrade
Cleaner Transport for Communities

Renewable Energy
Renewable energy technology is a fast growing market with promising financial returns and substantial environmental benefits. At IFC, renewable energy investments are part of our mainstream energy investment strategy. IFC offers financial intermediaries offers flexible financing solutions and technical assistance to help capitalize on investment opportunities in enterprises offering renewable energy products and services.
Fuel-switching Projects
Power Generation Projects
Cleaner Transport for Communities

Sustainable Supply Chain
Global corporations responding to competitive pressures arising from new environmental regulations, rising energy costs, workplace standards and other consumer and government demands through sustainable supply chain management. IFC enables local financial institutions to offer financing packages designed to improve supplier business performance and credit risk, while generating attractive portfolio returns from an untapped market.
Commercial Lending to Protect Biodiversity
Commercial Lending to Improve Commodity Production