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Financing Infrastructure Development to Support a Sustainable Transition

11 Jun 2025
The Forum

Financing Infrastructure Development to Support a Sustainable Transition  

  • Outlining what makes a project lower risk and financially “attractive”

  • Embedding ESG metrics and sustainability targets into projects to unlock finance:

    • measuring sustainability in economic  and  qualitative cost-benefits

  • Innovative funding solutions for financing, enabling, and delivering sustainable infrastructure

    • examining  PPP financing options and examples

  • Collaborating effectively with partners to overcome permitting and regulatory hurdles 

  • Managing infrastructure project planning alongside funding timescales and uncertainties:

    • effectively prioritising infrastructure maintenance, upgrade and replacement 

    • gaining timely access to fund allocations to accelerate the pace of project implementation

    • avoiding stranded assets - assessing an asset’s vulnerability to facilitate investment and manage risk

Chairperson
Masjood Jafri, National Energy Transition Strategic Advisor - Arcadis
Speakers
Jesse Hertstein, Director, Sustainability & ESG Strategy and Operations - BDO
Susan McGeachie, CEO & Co-Founder - Global Climate Finance Accelerator
Chris Meister, Executive Director - Illinois Finance Authority - Climate Bank
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