The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

Calling for climate finance instruments with a focus on gender equality!

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab), with the Climate Policy Initiative serving as Secretariat, is an initiative of over 70 public and private investors and institutions that works to accelerate investment solutions to support climate goals in emerging markets. Created in 2014, the Lab has launched 62 climate finance instruments that collectively have mobilized over USD 3.4 billion.

This year the Lab is launching its first Gender Stream with the support of FinDev Canada and Global Affairs Canada, seeking proposals for financial solutions that have both the advancement of gender equality and addressing climate change mitigation and/or adaptation as core objectives. The Lab is open to all innovators in the sustainable finance space. Successful past proponents have included large institutions from the public and private sectors, as well as start-ups, entrepreneurs, boutique fund managers, and NGOs. Since one of the main objectives of the Lab process is to help develop and fine-tune innovative ideas, the Lab typically seeks well-defined concepts that are in pre-pilot or early pilot stage, which could benefit from instrument design and in-kind technical support, in addition to access to the Lab’s network.

The deadline to submit an idea is December 26th, at 17h PST.  More information and the application can be found at climatefinancelab.org/call-for-ideas. Learn more about these ideas from previous cycles here. Here are also some other resources to help you in submitting an idea:

• Lab Gender Stream Guidance
• 2023 Lab General Guidelines
• Lab Proponent FAQ
• Gender specific FAQ
• Save the date for the information webinar on November 29th

Selected ideas will receive guidance and support from high-level leaders from both the public and private sectors, who contribute expertise, political capital, and financial capital to the instruments. Selected ideas will also benefit from robust analysis, stress-testing, and development by Climate Policy Initiative’s team of experts, through 6 months of in-kind support.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to lab.cpi@cpiglobal.org.