The GEF sees great potential in our partnership with the JuST Institute on financial inclusivity for climate and biodiversity impact. Together, and with an expanding network of microfinance partners, we are helping smallholder farmers strengthen their resilience to climate impacts through nature-based solutions.
@ the Just Sustainability Transitions Institute "JuST Institute"
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We provide state of art methods, products & services to mainstream investments & capacity building for ones who need the most
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Green & Climate finance haven’t reached sufficient volumes. There is a massive gap in financing climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation. A tiny part of existing public or private funds devoted to adaptation and conservation that reaches smallholders and rural communities. The resulting improved resilience and positive biodiversity impacts are challenging to prove.
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Adaptation is vital to ensure inclusion and financial stability
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Underpins human economic activity, health, and food security
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There is no just environmental transition without inclusion
Mainstreaming just climate change mitigation for the most vulnerable through adaptation & biodiversity finance
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO and Chairperson at Global Environment Facility
Board member of the JuST Institute
Financial exclusion is one of the main causes of poverty in the world. As historical supporter of microfinance institutions, BNP Paribas has chosen to broaden its mandate by integrating inclusion, climate, and biodiversity dimensions.
JuST Institute is a first in the circle of global finance. I invite other actors in the sustainable and inclusive transitions to becoming a member of our board! Acting positively on agricultural value chains and their interactions with the provision of financial services is now urgent and essential.
Antoine Sire
Head of Company Engagement, BNP Paribas Executive Commitee member
Board member of the JuST Institute
We take concrete actions to solve barriers and mainstream Climate, Biodiversity & Inclusive sustainability transitions
Key Barrier
Lack of Transparency
Climate, biodiversity and exclusion risks, as well as existing or potential climate, biodiversity and inclusive opportunities, are way often not identified, managed, monitored and disclosed.
Key Barrier
Lack of Capacity
Financial Instituions and corporates lack awareness, understanding and tools to assess and manage climate, biodiversity and exclusion risks, as well as to finance or implement climate, biodiversity and inclusive practices and technologies.
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Lack of adapted products & services
Financial Instituions and corporates lack financial products and services to finance and develop climate, biodiversity & inclusive practices and technologies.
Our solution
Analysis & Certifications
We support the analysis of climate, biodiversity and inclusivity related practices, risks management processes, as well as portfolio content of Inclusive Financial Services Providers (IFSPs) and we certify the results. The analysis and certification reveal the actual amount and quality of climate, biodiversity & inclusive practices and technologies already financed, the growth potentiality of this portfolio, as well as the capacity to manage related risks and portfolio.
Our solution
Training & Capacity Building
We provide trainings and capacity building to field officers and management of Inclusive Financial Services Providers (IFSPs) about the management of climate & biodiversity risks, as well as how to identify and financing climate, biodiversity & inclusive practices and technologies. Our training and capacity building services provide operational support to IFSPs, expert and peer coaching, interactive platform to put in practices on daily activities the new skill acquired, as well as ongoing support for constant improvement.
Our solution
Strategic & Operational Advisory
We accompany commercial banks, insurers and inclusive finance investors to enhance their strategy and develop products & services to finance climate, biodiversity and inclusive practices and technologies and correctly price climate and biodiversity risks and impacts. We support international and public agencies to include and manage adaptation to climate change and biodiversity in their projects and engage with the private sector. We provide programmes execution & quality control. We support corporates to strengthen their value chain and develop an offer of products and goods that are climate, biodiversity, inclusive and financeable.
Our solutions are based on key supporting activities
Actionable Data & Standards
We support the members and the sector to manage data to obtain actionable information on climate, biodiversity and inclusion risks and opportunities. Building on international best practices, taxonomies, reporting standards, frameworks, regulations, and unique field expertises, we support the generation and adoption of common standards that can be readily used in operations.
Mainstreaming successful methodologies
We incubate and support to scale up proven methodologies beyond programmes’ life and institutionalize them for the private and public sector. We assess, enhance and keep on updated proven methodologies, we generate capacity and ensure quality for their implementation. We include these lessons learnt in the framework we promote within our operations, with members and the sector.
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Beneficiaries
Small scale farmers & Rural communities
Rural value chains, Off-takers,
Small Medium Enterprises
Enablers
Inclusive Financial Services Providers
Sustainable Finance Value Chains
2nd Tier Lenders
... but it rather facilitates and enables actions of all stakeholders for the benefit of people and the planet.
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Our catalytical projects aim to transform the entire sector, join action and expand with us!
Portfolio Certification for Climate Change Adaptation
The project: "Certification of Climate Change Adaptation Portfolios of Inclusive Financial Service Providers for Scaling up Adaptation Finance for Smallholder Farmers (“CCA Certificates 4 IFSPs”)", aims to develop and pilot usable standards, certifications schemes, to then scale it up to all sector and regions.
Financial Products Targeting Climate Change Adaptation
The project "Indicators and Framework for Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity conservation finance for Smallholders and Rural communities: leveraging private and public finance", aims to develop and pilot key performance indicators and dedicated financial products to finance climate change adaption for smallholder farmers, to then scale it up to all sector and regions.
Climate, Biodiversity & Inclusive finance training
We provide ongoing online training to field officers and management of Inclusive Financial Service Providers to Identify, Manage and Find Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities. Building on the successful experience of MEbA Biodiversity we enhance the training methodology and align it with the JuST Institute framework.
Members & Partners
In the JuST Institute we believe that the only climate & environmental transition is a just transition, and we work to make it happening. We act and move first, but we need you to improve, mainstream and co-build just sustainability transitions. It’s time to join!
Davide Forcella
Director of the JuST Institute
The JuST institute offers the opportunity to co-invest in developing & commercializing the tools needed to generate members and sector impact.
Beyond the members, the JuST Institute has a full ecosystem of institutions and individuals, join us!
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Sponsors
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Scientific committee
Civil Society Committee
Technical & technology providers
Research Institutes
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