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Learn more about the OECD's work on mobilising private finance for sustainable development

The Community of Practice on Private Finance for Sustainable Development (CoP-P4FSD) of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) aims to advance the mobilisation of private finance for sustainable development.

The strategic use of public resources to increase private investment in the sustainable development of low and middle-income countries is a priority for development co-operation providers. The OECD works with a range of partners to provide data and policy guidance and help create the right incentives.

Official OECD publications

See below a selection of OECD reports on the mobilisation of private finance for sustainable development.

This report provides an overview of the engagement of development co-operation providers in support of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in developing countries. Based on extensive consultations with stakeholders as well as data provided by the Luxembourg stock exchange via the LGX DataHub, the report explores how donor institutions can collectively support GSS bond issuances in developing countries, while also strengthening impact and the quality of associated reporting and measurement. It highlights five major policy areas in which donors can support the growth of the GSS bond market: Investment, Insurance, (Market)-Infrastructure, Issuance and Impact. For these, the report presents detailed recommendations as well as provides three over-arching recommendations for increased donor co-ordination.

This report takes stock of progress made by development co-operation providers – both bilateral and multilateral – to mobilise private finance in support of sustainable development. It also highlights the contribution of mobilised private finance to narrowing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and climate financing gaps. Finally, based on a survey conducted in 2022, the report presents qualitative insights on the providers’ portfolios, with a focus on their use of leveraging mechanisms, as well as on the main incentives and obstacles they encounter to scale up private finance for sustainable development and climate action.

This report provides an overview of developments, challenges and opportunities in the new sustainability linked bond market, with a spotlight on public sector issuances in the wake of the first two sovereigns entering this space in 2022. Building on insights from extensive consultations with experts and stakeholders as well as data provided by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange via the LGX DataHub, the report highlights how tailored and well-timed donor engagement can facilitate market growth. It outlines six constraints that are preventing this market from reaching scale in developing countries and corresponding ways that donor support can help overcome these.

This report provides an overview of the main trends of annual development finance with biodiversity-related objectives for the period 2015 to 2021, from a range of sources: bilateral Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and non-DAC members, South-South and triangular co-operation providers, multilateral development banks (MDBs) and other multilateral institutions, private finance mobilised by development finance, and private philanthropy. The estimates are based on OECD statistical data, capturing both official development assistance (ODA) and non-concessional development finance. It includes breakdowns by biodiversity-related providers, sectors, financial instruments, recipient country groupings, and on the biodiversity and climate change nexus. These elements can help DAC members and other stakeholders to step up and target their biodiversity-related investments, notably to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity and track progress against its Target 19(a) on resources mobilisation. The findings in this report draw from the OECD publication A Decade of Development Finance for Biodiversity: 2011-2020.

Donors’ efforts to mobilise private finance through development finance institutions for the Sustainable Development Goals are off track. To deliver on their commitments, they must introduce systemic reforms that put sustainable development impact at the heart of all the activities of these institutions.

Blended Finance news and analysis available from our partner Environmental Finance

Environmental Finance has launched a 'Blended finance' segment on its website, to help drive interest in this vital developmental theme.

Selected articles from Environmental Finance:

9 December 2024

12 December 2024

22 November 2024

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