SMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE
IN ACHIEVING CLIMATE NEUTRALITY ACROSS EUROPE BY 2050.
Many SMEs are already adapting and transitioning towards greener, more sustainable practices, activities, goods and services and they are often at the forefront of climate and environmental innovation.
Climate and infrastructure projects are a catalyst for sustainable growth and development, enabling the transition towards a greener economy. From transport systems to power generation, soil decontamination or sustainable urban development. If well-designed, infrastructure projects also tackle biodiversity and climate change adaptation.
THE CLIMATE JOURNEY FOR BOTH SMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RELIES ON THE AVAILABILITY OF GREEN FINANCING. THIS IS WHERE THE EIF ENTERS THE GAME.
The EIF works with a vast and solid network of intermediaries providing venture capital, private equity and infrastructure funding, as well as green securitisation, risk-sharing portfolio guarantees and private credit.
WE MAKE GREEN FINANCING AVAILABLE
to European SMEs, scale-ups, and individual entrepreneurs to help them greening their businesses and renovating buildings as well as providing critical finance to infrastructure investors, climate innovators and green technology developers.
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Pursuing a more sustainable future isn’t a good-to-have. It’s the most pressing issue on our collective agenda today. Europe’s 30 million SMEs drive the economy, but they also have a profound impact on the environment. That’s why, at the EIF, we are committed to supporting them in every way we can so that they can put their businesses on a more sustainable footing as we transition to a greener future. At the same time, we are investing in innovative business propositions that will tackle the challenges we face and develop the solutions that will make our existence on this planet sustainable. Our goal is to make sure that the players of change have access to the finance they need to effect that change.
MARJUT FALKSTEDT, Chief Executive
OUR COMMITMENT TO CA&ES* INVESTMENTS KEEPS GROWING
*CA&ES = Climate action and environmental sustainability
