Services
Sustainable Finance & ESG Advisory
Access to green and sustainability-linked capital, and the ESG reporting lenders and investors now expect — practical, proportionate and credible.
Overview
Green and sustainability-linked finance can lower the cost of capital and open doors to new investors — but only for businesses that can define credible targets and report against them. We assess what you are eligible for, design the financing framework and targets, and build ESG reporting that satisfies lenders without becoming a bureaucracy.
Clients include energy and infrastructure developers, agribusinesses, manufacturers and financial institutions across our markets, many seeking capital from development finance institutions and international investors with environmental and social requirements.
Capabilities
- Green bonds and green loans
- Sustainability-linked loans and KPIs
- Climate and blended finance
- ESG reporting and investor disclosure
- Lender ESG due diligence readiness
- Transition planning
Who this is for
Companies and institutions seeking green or sustainability-linked finance, and those facing ESG requirements from lenders, investors or customers.
What you receive
- Sustainable finance strategy and eligibility assessment
- Green or sustainability-linked financing framework
- ESG reporting proportionate to the business and its investors
How the market is changing
Development finance institutions, climate funds and international banks are directing a growing share of their capital toward green and sustainability-linked lending, and expect borrowers to report on environmental and social performance. Investors are also more alert to greenwashing, so credible, measurable targets matter more than ambitious language.
How to start
A first conversation is confidential and free. If this is the right service for your situation we will scope it in writing before any work begins.
Common challenges
Problems we're regularly asked to solve, and how
The problem
A business hears that green finance is cheaper but does not know whether it qualifies or what it would have to commit to.
How we address it
We assess eligibility against the relevant frameworks and set out the real costs and benefits before any commitment.
The problem
Lenders ask for ESG information the business has never collected.
How we address it
We design reporting proportionate to the business and its lenders, starting with the measures that matter to the financing.
The problem
Sustainability targets are set ambitiously, then missed — with financial penalties and reputational damage.
How we address it
We help set targets that are stretching but achievable, tied to a realistic transition plan.
Process
How this engagement unfolds
- 01
Confidential discussion
We start by understanding the decision in front of you, the constraints around it and what has already been tried — confidential, free of charge, no obligation.
- 02
Scope in writing
You receive the proposed work, what it will produce, how long it will take and what it costs, before anything begins. The scope sets out the financing in view, the frameworks that apply and the reporting required.
- 03
The work
We assess eligibility, design the financing framework and targets, and build the reporting approach with your team.
- 04
Decisions and follow-through
We support the approach to lenders or investors and help you report against your commitments after the financing closes.
Contacts
Who leads Sustainable Finance & ESG Advisory
Start a confidential conversation
Tell us what you are trying to decide. If we are not the right people for it, we will say so and point you to who is.