Blended Finance Brief: June 2024
UPCOMING INFO SESSION: GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE FINANCE WINDOW
Join us virtually on July 17 at 8:30AM EDT, for an information session on the Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Design Funding Window, awarding feasibility study and proof-of-concept grants for the design and launch of innovative blended finance solutions that mobilize private capital at scale towards solutions targeting the nexus of climate change and gender equality in emerging markets globally.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: STACY SWANN JOINS CONVERGENCE BOARD
Stacy A. Swann has joined Convergence's Board of Directors. Previously a member of the Investment Committee for Convergence's Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Window, Stacy has over 25 years of experience in project finance, investment, climate change and climate investments, and sustainability. As a member of the board she will provide overall guidance and oversight of Convergence alongside our existing five board members.
NEW INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER: ELVIRA LEFTING
Elvira Lefting has joined the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Investment Committee. Elvira is a Founder of Finance in Motion , where she has overseen the growth and expansion of their investment operations since its founding over 15 years ago. She has devoted her career exclusively to development finance and capacity building seeking to advance a green and equitable transformation of financial and corporate sectors and building an investable asset class attractive to private investors.
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WATCH: SCALING BLENDED FINANCE IN ASIA
Convergence recently hosted a webinar exploring Scaling Blended Finance in Asia, alongside ASIFMA and ICMA - International Capital Market Association . The session touched on key global trends and regional blended finance archetypes and featured an engaging panel discussion on the advantages, challenges, potential use cases, and opportunities for blended finance in Asia. The panel included representatives from 渣打银行 , Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade , and Mirova .
E-LEARNING COURSE: DEMYSTIFYING BLENDED FINANCE
Take Convergence’s free blended finance e-learning course to expand your knowledge of blended finance. The course takes just 40-60 minutes to complete and offers participants an introduction to blended finance.
DESIGN FUNDING DEADLINE: GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE FINANCE WINDOW
The Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Design Funding Window will award early-stage grant funding for the design and launch of innovative blended finance vehicles focused on the intersection of climate change and gender equality in emerging markets globally. The window is accepting concept notes for its Fall Round (Cycle 5) until August 30, 2024.