Finance Hub

About the GlobalABC Finance Hub

The GlobalABC Finance Hub contributes to mobilising public and private finance for investments towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector. The Hub aims to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable built environment while addressing climate change and promoting inclusive economic growth. 

Finance Hub co-leads and members

Co-leads
Members
  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
  • Agence nationale pour la promotion et la rationalisation de l’utilisation de l’énergie (APRUE), Algeria
  • Alliance for Energy Efficiency - Alianza por la Eficiencia Energética (ALENER)
  • Architecture 2030
  • Architecture, Engineering, Consulting, Operations and Maintenance (AEOCOM)
  • Association pour la Recherche et la Promotion de l’Energie Durable en Afrique Centrale (ARPEDAC)
  • Build Change
  • Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore
  • Building Materials Industry Technology Information Research Institute (BMC)
  • Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
  • Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia)
  • Centro Argentino de Inginieros (CAI)
  • Chile Green Building Council (Chile GBC)
  • Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
  • Climate-KIC
  • Colombia Green Building Council (Colombia GBC)
  • École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (ESSEC), Chaire Immobilier et Développement Durable
  • Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
  • Federated Hermes
  • FIDIC - The International Federation of Consulting Engineers
  • German Energy Agency (dena)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 
  • Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA)
  • Green Building Consulting & Engineering
  • Green Building Council Costa Rica (GBCCR)
  • Groupe IDFN
  • Grupo Alberto Counto Alves (Grupo ACA)
  • ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
  • Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • International Passive House Association
  • International Urban Development Association (INTA)
  • Investor Confidence Project (ICP)
  • Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund
  • Latin American Passivhaus Institute (ILAPH)
  • Leading Urban Climate Action / Leveraging Opportunities for Urban and Infrastructure Systems Transformation (LUCA/LOUIS)
  • Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia
  • Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainable Development, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Cameroon
  • Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy (MATNUHPV), Morocco
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) / GIZ
  • Quimera Energy Ltd
  • Re-imagining Cities Foundation
  • Reall
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)
  • Schneider Electric
  • SETA Network
  • State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving (SEEA), Ukraine
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation
  • The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
  • University of Cambridge
  • World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

2024-2025 priorities 

- Webinar series on mobilising climate finance for green buildings:

  • Business models for green construction and retrofitting 
  • Incentive mechanisms for green buildings
  • Use of Article 6 for green buildings 

- Role of financial institutions in green buildings: Highlighting financial needs for a transition toward a zero-carbon, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector. 

- Sharing the GlobalABC mapping of green building finance (Banks, investors and funds)

Contact & how to join

If you are interested in joining the Finance Hub, please reach out to the co-leads Ommid Saberi [email protected] and Anna Zinecker [email protected].