This guide is a resource on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council guidance and policies that helped shape the GEF's approach to blended finance. It may also help private sector, CSO, and potential project developers navigate the application process to become investment partners in innovative blended finance projects.
The GEF will target investments with a potential to transform industries, create novel financial products, or test new asset classes that are important to the future of the planet yet are challenging for financiers without GEF support. The GEF encourages deal origination in frontier sectors such as circular economy, conservation of endangered species, shipping industry pollution, sustainable agriculture, and nature-based solutions to increase resilience.