E Co. bites | Series 4
Welcome to our 4th series of E Co. bites! We share short and easily digestible climate finance explainers, technical lessons, and more about us, our work, and how you can support our mission.
In this E Co. bite, our Founder Grant shares how tailored assessments reveal real opportunities, like our work with IFAD and the Green Climate Fund across nine African countries to unlock adaptation finance for rural communities.
Watch the full video to hear how deep market insights can power smarter decisions and more effective solutions.
TRANSCRIPT
Market assessments are an essential first step in any climate-related project. They provide the critical foundation for informed decision-making, helping you navigate the complexities and interdependencies of today’s markets.
At E Co, we provide tailored market assessments to a wide range of clients – from private investors to global funds, businesses to governments, and NGOs. Our assessments empower you with deep market insights, enabling you to understand the unique challenges and opportunities of each market.
Whether you’re exploring investment opportunities, shaping policy, or designing climate-friendly projects, our assessments provide the insights you need across all sectors and scales.
For example, we recently conducted Financial Services Market Reviews in nine countries for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support the design of the Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) funded by the Green Climate Fund. This project, spanning nine countries in East and Southern Africa, will help to unlock climate adaptation finance for rural communities. Our assessment identified opportunities to increase climate finance flows through local financial institutions, enabling small-scale producers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access the finance they need to build resilience to climate change.
With our comprehensive market assessments, you can unlock the potential of your market and prepare for transformative impact. Contact us to find out more.
About E Co.
We are E Co. We are a diverse and global team driven to build a sustainable future. For over 25 years, we’ve been supporting and guiding our clients to achieve low-carbon, climate-resilient development. We specialise in helping our clients lay foundations for transformative change, ensuring climate finance achieves its greatest impact.
We’ve mobilised over USD 5.9 billion from major climate funds with a 100% project approval rate. We work with global funds, UN agencies, national governments, development agencies, development finance, not for profits, businesses and investors. Clients include UNDP, IUCN, EBRD, FCDO, The World Bank, GCF, NEFCO, IIED, The Lightsmith Group.
We’ve worked on over 540 assignments in over 180 countries. Our clients span the public and private sectors, from international agencies and NGOs to governments, financial institutions, and global funds. We partner with them to turn ambitious climate goals into concrete action and lasting impact.
Across 17 sectors and seven services, we offer end-to-end support, from assessing market opportunities and formulating impactful strategies to designing and evaluating transformative programmes and projects. We empower clients to access and manage climate funds, develop effective policies, and build capacity for long-term individual and institutional success.
With deep expertise in climate finance and systemic transformation, we bring a nuanced understanding of sectors, cultures, and contexts. We lower risk, increase predictability, and design for impact, ensuring your investments create lasting, positive change.
E Co. is your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of climate finance and sustainable development, and together, we will make an impact.