BwB was delighted to join the 4th Arab Forum for Land and Climate in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where this year’s theme, 'Land and Sea in Harmony: Pathways to the Blue Economy’, brought together more than 70 participants from 23 international, regional, and national organisations to explore how finance can drive sustainable coastal resilience. BwB Vice President, Renata Haseth, spoke on the panel ‘Financing Coastal Resilience: De-Risking Nature-Based Solutions’, sharing insight

BwB was delighted to share the stage with the European Investment Bank (EIB), EBRD and Crowd Ukraine Invest AG at the Third Foreign Investment Congress in Warsaw yesterday. BwB Executive Director, Christine Zhou, and BwB Global Expert Group Member, Bohdan Senchuk, discussed how strategic, inclusive, and resilient investment can unlock sustainable growth, drawing on BwB’s experience with the Innovate Ukraine project.    They highlighted the importance of aligning capital wit

Across Europe, more than 100 Mission-Labelled Cities are aiming for climate neutrality by 2030. From Helsinki to Athens and Dublin to Bucharest, the Climate City Capital Hub is playing a crucial role in this shared journey. Led by BwB and its NetZeroCitiesEU consortium partners, the Capital Hub translates climate ambition to investment readiness, helping Mission Cities unlock, structure, and mobilise capital for high-impact, climate-aligned projects. City Finance Specialist

A curated insight into policy, practice, and innovation for a climate-resilient future.  As climate impacts and risks intensify, accelerating adaptation activity is now an urgent global priority. BwB’s new monthly briefing brings together the latest intelligence on climate resilience – from policy breakthroughs to actionable research and inspiring city case studies. In the first issue:  Policy Spotlight: Europe prepares for the next-generation European Climate Adaptation Pl

With COP30 underway, there is renewed focus on how innovative financial instruments such as sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) can bridge across climate ambition, action, and accountability. During London Climate Action Week 2025, BwB convened investors, policymakers, and finance leaders to explore how SLBs can move from promising but rarely used instruments to credible drivers of impact, addressing challenges around regulation, performance incentives, and market trust. Dra

As a member of the Collaborative for Systemic Climate Action, BwB is joining a shared message ahead of COP30, reflecting the Collaborative’s call for collective, systemic action. The post below, developed by the Collaborative, highlights how its 25 member organisations are coming together to strengthen connections between local realities and global transformation. Delighted to share our collective message here: As the global climate movement comes together in Amazonia for C

BwB recently joined partners from across Europe for the 2nd CirCoFin — Circular Construction Finance General Assembly in Glasgow, hosted by Zero Waste Scotland. Over two inspiring days, the consortium explored how to accelerate circularity in the built environment through collaborative workshops, peer learning, and a hands-on visit to BE-ST in Hamilton, to see innovation in circular materials, reuse strategies, and retrofit design in action. “It was inspiring to have so man

BwB, leading the ClimateCityCapitalHub, was pleased to contribute to the dialogue on how cities are moving from planning to implementation, supported by the CitiesMission and NetZeroCitiesEU. Key takeaways: The exchange highlighted the growing momentum among Mission-labelled cities and the importance of aligning public and private financing to turn ambition into action. As Tommaso Buso, BwB Associate, noted: “The ongoing exchange with cities is demonstrating that the suppor

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a new report, ‘Scaling Up Transition Finance’. BwB provided early-stage comments as part of the consultation process, and we appreciate the acknowledgement in the final publication.  The report highlights how transition finance bridges the gap for emissions-intensive and hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, cement, and natural gas, helping them, in the words of the report, to “shift over time towards sustainable practices alig

Proud to see BwB Managing Director, Heather Matson, share her insights on how capital markets can support climate and nature outcomes at the recent ‘Carbon Markets and Financing Nature’ event hosted by B4NZ and APPG on Sustainable Finance at the Houses of Parliament. These kinds of multi-party dialogues between civil society, government, and the financial community are critical in efforts to accelerate the transition to sustainable systems. Heartfelt thanks to B4NZ, APPG on

The Climate City Capital Hub, a key part of the NetZeroCitiesEU platform, doesn't just help Mission Cities to access capital. It also aims to ensure cities have the systems needed to absorb investment and use it effectively.  The Capital Hub’s cross-phase support offering for Mission Cities aims to get projects investment-ready by assisting with project preparation, technical modelling, financial structuring, investor engagement, and mobilising capital. A recent article by

For many cities, the climate challenge isn’t a lack of ambition, it’s turning plans into bankable, investment-ready projects. The Climate City Capital Hub helps bridge this gap. The Capital Hub provides hands-on assistance to Mission Cities through:  Financial modelling – testing project feasibility and aligning risk-return profiles. Structuring deals – designing instruments that attract blended capital. Sourcing investors – connecting cities with the right finance partners

Climate change could drive US$1.5 trillion in economic losses by 2050, with the world's most disadvantaged regions bearing the brunt. Yet less than 5% of global adaptation finance is currently directed towards health. The recent report by the World Economic Forum, produced in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), sheds light on how we can change this.   ‘Building Economic Resilience to the Health Impacts of Climate Change’ explores solutions across food and agri

How can Mission Cities unlock the private finance they need to achieve climate neutrality by 2030? As part of the Climate City Capital Hub, BwB and its consortium partners at NetZeroCitiesEU  are proud to launch the Capital Hub Investment Panel (CHIP), a neutral platform that offers cities feedback from the private investment community. What CHIP does: Builds confidence for private capital mobilisation  Provides market intelligence on city climate planning and investor insi

BwB was delighted to join EURegionsWeek 2025 in Brussels, where cities, regions, and expert practitioners from across Europe came together to exchange ideas and accelerate progress on building a resilient, secure, and prosperous future for communities. An event highlight was celebrating 10 new cities achieving the EU Mission Label for their credible, investment-ready strategies to reach climate neutrality by 2030. With these new additions, the total number of Mission Labelle

BwB CEO, Rupesh Madlani, represented the firm on the sidelines of the 2025 UN Forum of Mayors, where the Global Cities Hub and the World Economic Forum brought together leaders for a high-level discussion on ‘Driving Public-Private Collaboration for Future-Ready Cities’. Key takeaways from the session included: The importance of integrated approaches that link climate, nature, and social development.  How blended finance and risk mitigation tools can unlock capital for front

muenchen.de/Landeshauptstadt München  (Germany), Angers Loire Métropole  (France), City of Zagreb / Grad Zagreb  (Croatia), Roma Capitale  (Italy), Ville de Differdange (Luxembourg), City of Amsterdam , Gemeente Eindhoven  and Gemeente Helmond , Gemeente Groningen , Gemeente Rotterdam (Netherlands), and Bratislava - hlavné mesto SR  (Slovakia). These new additions bring the total number of Mission Label cities to an impressive 103!  Labelled cities can tap into the support

Since its launch, the Climate City Capital Hub has been working with Mission Cities across Europe to bridge the gap between climate ambition and investable action. Highlights so far:  92 Mission Cities engaged. €308 billion in potential operational savings and €87 billion in measurable co-benefits, from cleaner air to improved public health, identified through Mission City Investment Plans. 40 assignments in progress, including technical pre-feasibility studies, financial m

Geothermal energy is one of the most reliable renewable sources of power, and Larderello, Italy, is where it all began. Today, the region is home to 34 plants and 37 units, collectively representing 800 MW of clean energy production capacity, including a historic 20 MW facility that still operates with its original cooling towers, and Europe’s largest geothermal plant, which generates an impressive 120 MW. As part of its involvement in the GreetGeo Project, BwB recently had

BwB was proud to join UNDP Angola and BODIVA-BOLSA DE DÍVIDA E VALORES DE ANGOLA - Sociedade Aberta in Luanda last week to help deliver a two-day sustainable finance capacity-building seminar. The event placed special focus on sustainability bonds and their potential for accelerating climate initiatives. Government institutions, market regulators, and financial sector leaders came together to explore how sustainability bonds can unlock capital and align investment flows from