Scaling Up Public Financial and Non‑Financial Support for SME Sustainability

Annex A. Case studies

Case studies of financial and non-financial support for SME innovators:

• Asian Development Bank – ADB Ventures

• Business Development Bank of Canada – Climate Tech Fund II

• Business Finland – Flexible Energy Systems programme

• SBI Ventures Limited – Neev II Fund in India

• SME Bank Malaysia – High Tech & Green Facility

Case studies of financial and non-financial support for SME enablers:

• Export and Investment Fund of Denmark – Green Accelerator programme

• Netherlands Enterprise Agency – Energy Enterprise Coach in Africa and Asia

• Organization for Entrepreneurship Development – credit guarantee for renewable energy producers in Moldova

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership – Southern African Renewable Energy Investment and Growth Programme

Case studies of financial and non-financial support for SME adopters:

• Capital Markets Malaysia – Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs in Supply Chains

• Danish Business Authority – Automated Sustainability Reporting initiative

• DBS Bank – ESG Ready Programme in Singapore

• DNB and the European Investment Bank Group - green synthetic securitisation in the Nordics

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – Supply Chain Solutions Framework

• Industrial Bank of Korea – ESG successful management loan

• InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee Programme in the European Union

• Nacional Financiera – Eco Sustainable Credit programme in Mexico

• National Development Bank of the Czech Republic – ENERG Programme, Prague

• Shoko Chukin Bank – decarbonisation management consulting service in Japan

• Slovenian Enterprise Fund – Life Cycle Assessment voucher

• Sustainability Victoria – Environmental Upgrade Finance programme in Australia