BASE in partnership with Oxfam in the Pacific, has been awarded a feasibility study grant, for the development of a remittance-based financing vehicle that aims to advance climate action and sustainable infrastructure development in the Pacific Islands. This grant funding has been awarded through Convergence’s Indo-Pacific Design Funding Window, funded by the Australian Government. “As the … Continued
The European Commission has granted an extension for the ESI Europe project for another year, postponing the end to January 2022. The project was launched in February 2018 by the consortium led by BASE with FIRE, BCSD Portugal and EnergyLab aiming at increasing investment in energy efficiency (EE) by Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). … Continued
BASE contributed to the “Financing the Low Carbon Economy” and participated in the #LowCarbonEconomy video series led by Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF). The publication “Financing the Low Carbon Economy” compiles a wide array of financial tools and instruments that help channel funding into the solutions necessary for the transition to a low-carbon economy. It demonstrates … Continued
Today, data.org announced BASE, together with Empa, as awardee of its Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge (the Challenge). Launched in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the Challenge aims to tackle society’s greatest challenges and help people and communities thrive by harnessing the power of data science. BASE and … Continued