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Climate Finance Technical Support
Technical Support for the Funding Proposal for the Green Climate Fund for GAIA Platform with wsp Canada (2022)
GAIA is a proposed $1.5 billion blended and climate finance platform to drive climate-focused investment into developing and emerging countries, with nearly 20 million direct and indirect beneficiaries identified across 25 emerging and developing countries.
The team at Climate Horizons has supported wsp Canada in developing the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) and the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Assessment and Plan.
Climate Finance Technical Support
Strengthening Climate Resilience of the Lao PDR Health System, for Save the Children Laos under Globalfields leadership (2022 – 23)
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is a least developed country in Southeast Asia which experiences many extreme weather events, such as flooding and drought. These events are predicted to become more frequent and severe as climate change impacts increase, with direct and indirect impacts on an insufficiently prepared and equipped health sector.
This proposed project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of the health system through multiple approaches, including strengthening climate-resilient leadership and governance in the health system and health service delivery in rural areas to manage climate-related disease burdens; improving health information systems and improving communities’ knowledge of, and capacity to respond to, the impacts of climate change on their health.
Climate Horizons, in partnership with Globalfields, developed and managed all technical documentation for the environmental and social management plan, the GESI Assessment and Plan, Stakeholder Engagement design and reporting, and other technical documentation review and preparation for the Feasibility Study and Funding Proposal for the Green Climate Fund.
Integrated strategic consultancy
The Laudes Foundation, Wallace Global Fund, and the Ford Foundation: Mapping organisations and efforts working to deliver just transitions across sectors and geographies (2023)
The Laudes Foundation, Wallace Global Fund, and the Ford Foundation are respected international philanthropic organisations with respective aims to resolve systemic injustices, social movements, a just transition, and social justice.
In collaboration with Climate Horizons, the organisations are embarking on a globally-scoped project to map the initiatives and stakeholders involved in just transition, convening stakeholder discussions and assessments and providing recommendations to guide practical philanthropic work and ensure equitable sharing of just transition benefits. There is a particular interest in, and centring on, rights-based, worker- and community-led approaches and those that work to drive labour rights into climate policy.
Climate Horizons’ is leading the project with a team of experts and specialists in climate change, energy and just transition, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia, undertaking a strategic approach of robust mapping and literature review, stakeholder engagement, and concentrated reporting.
Integrated strategic consultancy
The Swedish Energy Agency: Development of a policy and process for the integration of sustainable development in the Swedish Energy Agency’s international climate cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (2023)
The Swedish Energy Agency is leading Sweden’s international climate cooperation initiatives under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the application of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and Rulebook, focusing on contributing to international best practices and climate action.
Climate Horizons is supporting the Swedish Energy Agency in finalising the draft policy on the integration of sustainable development into international climate cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, following international standards, best practices, and frameworks for sustainable development, including the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards. In addition, Climate Horizons has supported the development of an accompanying practical guide for the integration of sustainable development in the work of the Swedish Energy Agency.
Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, and Assurance
Data review and yearly verification of Newell Brands Key Sustainability Indicators, US and Worldwide with Sustainable Futures (2022 – ongoing)
Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a globally recognised and iconic brand portfolio and over 28,000 employees.
In collaboration with Sustainable Futures, Climate Horizons was contracted for the provision of a data collection plan towards the subsequent auditing of selected energy (electricity / natural gas under Scope 1 and Scope 2 of the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol Corporate Standard), waste and water consumption data, and associated documentation and reporting by facilities to Newell Brands for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting purposes. Based on this, the team provided relevant recommendations.
Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, and Assurance
Development of the sustainability report and definition of an energy transition strategy with a long-term net-zero target for the state-owned Oil & Gas company, Sonangol (2022 – ongoing)
In collaboration with SHELTER, Climate Horizons led a team of global experts in the production, technical management, and facilitation of the first sustainability report of an African-based national oil and gas provider towards its net-zero journey and just transition.
As a prominent company in the region and continent providing numerous employment, professional development, and training opportunities to local communities, the provider is ambitiously committed to improving its overall ESG efforts and performance.
The consultancy scope – with Maia as Technical Director – oversaw various technical workstreams, including sustainability (ESG) data mapping and collection, ESG materiality mapping, GHG calculations, TCFD, data collection, stakeholder engagement, and supporting experts as necessary.
The final TCFD-aligned report described the ESG efforts and commitments, including GRI indexing and materiality mapping, Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions protocol, and an associated climate change report.
The project will be ongoing for Year 2, to commence in 2023.
Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, and Assurance
Carbon Product Life Cycle Standard, Photobox, Spain and UK with 51tocarbonzero (2021)
Photobox – now Photobox Group – is a European-based company with five brands operating in over ten European countries.
In collaboration with 51tocarbonzero, Climate Horizons oversaw the carbon life cycle assessment of two of Photobox’s main products, following the WRI Product Life Cycle Standard – Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and produced an associated report of findings.