SCALED to mobilize sustainable private investment in emerging markets, developing economies | Chandigarh News
BATHINDA: The members of the Hamburg Sustainability Platform (HSP) rechristened as Scaling Capital for Sustainable Development (SCALED), an initiative of public and private institutions is laying the foundation for scaling private investment for sustainable development in emerging markets and developing countries. Signing a joint declaration of intent at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025, on Monday, the HSP reaffirmed their joint commitment to remove structural obstacles that so far stood in the way of mobilizing large-scale investments. Being a joint effort between several public and private institutions, the initiative sends a strong signal towards better coordination. SCALED is putting standardization into practice by preparing the launch of a company dedicated to mobilizing private capital for sustainable development projects more easily, quickly, and efficiently. The new company is expected to commence operations at the end of 2025 and immediately begin to work on investment vehicles, for example to support projects with sustainable impact such as solar farms or entrepreneurship support. As a service provider for the whole market, the company aims at bringing together investors with common interests, set up standardized financial vehicles, such as funds, and find suitable international and local asset managers to implement the investments. Private and public investors can use these vehicles to make their investments in a straightforward manner according to a recurring pattern. As such, the company is foreseen to significantly contribute to closing the existing financing gaps in emerging markets and developing countries. Depending on funding commitments from public and private sources, the company could facilitate several billion USD of private investments in various sectors and regions over the next years to achieve sustainable impact. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, and the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, support SCALED as knowledge partners.
