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Analysis, frameworks, and commentary at the intersection of climate capital and effective communication.
Why Climate Funds Underinvest in Communications, and What It Costs Them
Most climate funds allocate less than 1% of their operating budget to communications. The hidden costs, including weaker LP conversion, slower fundraising cycles averaging 20.2 months, and missed thought leadership, are reshaping which funds attract capital and which get overlooked.
Read articleThe LP Communications Gap: What Institutional Investors Actually Want to Hear
Forty-six percent of LPs now rank GP reputation above returns when making allocation decisions. Yet most climate fund managers still treat investor communications as an afterthought. This piece examines what institutional investors actually want to hear, and how the gap between GP intent and LP perception is quietly reshaping capital flows.
Read articleCommunicating Blended Finance: A Messaging Framework
Blended finance has mobilized $249 billion across 1,350 transactions, yet the sector still struggles to explain itself clearly. This guide provides a practical messaging framework for communicating concessional capital structures to five distinct stakeholder audiences.
Read articleCarbon Market Credibility: Communications in an Era of Scrutiny
The voluntary carbon market has shed over 70% of its value since 2021, battered by investigative journalism, greenwashing lawsuits, and methodological scandals. But the market is maturing, not dying. For carbon market participants, the communications challenge has fundamentally changed, shifting from promotion to proof.
Read articleTCFD, SFDR, TNFD: Turning Regulatory Disclosure into Strategic Narrative
Mandatory reporting frameworks are proliferating, but most climate finance organizations treat disclosure as a compliance exercise. The firms gaining ground are doing something different: they are turning regulatory requirements into strategic narratives that build investor confidence and differentiate their positioning.
Read articleFund Launch Communications: The First 90 Days
The communications decisions made in the first 90 days of a fund launch set the trajectory for every LP conversation that follows. A structured playbook for climate-focused emerging managers navigating the most consequential window of their fundraise.
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