Identifying Climate Change Business Risks and Opportunities

IFC helps private companies in emerging markets identify business risks associated with climate change, as well as business opportunities.

IFC supports investments in sustainable energy and carbon finance.

IFC provides its client companies with expert advice on reducing, managing, and mitigating the impacts of climate change on their businesses.

As part of the World Bank Group, IFC is currently developing a climate change strategy.

	Climate change tools for financial institutions Methodology for the measurement of portfolio GHG emissions Building analytical capacity to better understand the impact of climate change on our activities, and better assess the impact of climate change on the activities of our clients
	Cleaner technologies Catalytic funding for cleaner production initiatives
	Sustainable energy New business models for energy efficiency and renewable energy Sustainable energy financing through local banks
	Carbon finance Products and services that allow emerging market company to tap into the global carbon finance market

Recent Highlights

Through its sustainable energy investments, IFC has played a pioneering role in helping to remove barriers for clean energy technologies and services in emerging markets. Learn more in our publication below:

IFC and Climate Change - Unleashing the Power of the Private Sector to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change [PDF]