International Development Finance Club

What International Development Finance Club does

The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) is a Paris-headquartered coalition of 27 public development banks (PDBs) founded in 2011 to coordinate sustainable development and climate finance implementation. The club's Secretariat is hosted by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and its members collectively hold US$4 trillion in combined assets with annual commitments averaging more than US$600 billion. IDFC members have reported US$1.7 trillion in cumulative green finance commitments since 2015, including US$199 billion in 2023, and the membership spans Europe, Africa, Asia, the MENA region, and Latin America/Caribbean. IDFC is governed by a Steering Group of 13 members chaired by Serge Ekué (CEO of BOAD), with Javier Díaz Fajardo (CEO of Bancoldex) serving as Co-chairman, and Nicolas Picchiottino as Secretary General. The organization is a founding member of Finance in Common (FiCS), a broader coalition of more than 530 public development banks worldwide.

IDFC's product portfolio consists of knowledge products and capacity-building services rather than commercial offerings. Core products include the annual Green Finance Mapping report tracking member climate finance contributions since 2011 using Common Principles for mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity, the IDFC Gender Tracker (developed with technical assistance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), and the IDFC CarboMeter, a digital carbon accounting platform co-developed with Carbone 4 and aligned with PCAF standards for Scope 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3 emissions tracking across 80+ infrastructure categories. The IDFC Facility, launched in 2019, serves as the operational arm providing capacity development through training programs on PPPs, Blended Finance, Climate Finance, and Biodiversity Finance, typically in partnership with Frankfurt School. Five thematic working groups (SDGs Alignment, Cooperation for Development, Climate Finance, Biodiversity, Gender Equality) structure member collaboration, and the organization distributes its frameworks through dedicated pavilions at UNFCCC COP conferences from COP26 in Glasgow through COP30 in Belém.

IDFC operates as a non-profit coalition with no commercial revenue model, and all offerings are member-facing knowledge products and capacity-building services rather than priced commercial products. The go-to-market operates through multilateral events (COP pavilions, Finance in Common Summits, FfD4, World Bank Spring Meetings), annual publications (Green Finance Mapping, Gender Finance Mapping, IDFC Toolbox), week-long training programs, quarterly Sherpa meetings hosted by rotating member institutions, and digital engagement through the IDFC.org website and LinkedIn presence. Membership-based governance means member banks contribute in-kind through working group participation, event hosting, and methodology piloting. The organization has expanded its operational footprint through partnerships with UNDP, AIIB, KfW, Frankfurt School, Carbone 4, Climate Policy Initiative, IEA, NatureFinance, WEF, C40 Cities, and Global Covenant of Mayors.

Name

International Development Finance Club

Legal name

International Development Finance Club

Website

https://idfc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

International Development Finance Club (IDFC) is a 27-member coalition of public development banks founded in 2011, coordinating sustainable finance through knowledge products, digital platforms, and capacity-building programs for member banks worldwide.

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Public Development Finance / Sustainable Development Banking

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akta.pro primary industry

National Development Banks & State Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) (BPADACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Finance Funds & Green Investment Facilities (BPADACAH), Infrastructure & Project Finance Development Banks (FSABAKAD)

Keywords

• Sustainable development finance
• Climate finance tracking
• Public development banking
• Green finance mapping
• Biodiversity finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) is a coalition of 27 public development banks that coordinates sustainable development, climate, biodiversity, and gender finance across its members. It delivers member-facing knowledge products and capacity-building services, including the annual Green Finance Mapping report, the IDFC CarboMeter carbon accounting platform, the IDFC Gender Tracker, thematic working groups, and training programmes delivered through the IDFC Facility. All offerings are member-facing and non-commercial; the club does not sell products or services to end customers.

Product overview

The International Development Finance Club (IDFC) is a network of 27 public development banks (PDBs) working to implement Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. IDFC's product portfolio centers on knowledge products and capacity-building services for member development banks. Core offerings include the annual Green Finance Mapping report tracking members' $288+ billion in green/climate finance commitments; the IDFC CarboMeter digital platform (developed with Carbone 4) for carbon footprint assessment aligned with PCAF standards; and the IDFC Gender Finance Mapping/Gender Tracker for monitoring gender equality commitments. The IDFC Facility serves as the operational arm providing capacity development, training (climate, biodiversity), and technical assistance through the NUCA Programme for urban climate finance. IDFC organizes Working Groups on SDGs Alignment, Climate Finance, Biodiversity, Gender Equality, and Cooperation for Development. The organization also publishes reports, e-learning content (Common Principles series, Toolbox), and hosts Annual Meetings and COP pavilions. Total tracked green finance since 2015 exceeds $1.7 trillion.

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Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• US$1.7 trillion in cumulative green finance since 2015
• +5 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 February 2026Hosted 1st IDFC Sherpa Meeting of 2026 in Tokyo at Takebashi Headquarters, opened by President Akihiko Tanaka.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Jointly launched Global Financing Playbook with UNDP and AIIB to align capital with country-led development and climate priorities. First edition planned for Q4 2025.
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Jointly launched Global Financing Playbook with UNDP and IDFC to align capital with country-led development priorities, engaging wide range of financial institutions.
• Agence Française de Développement (AFD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2024Bancoldex signed USD 100 million agreement with AFD at COP16 Colombia to establish transformational credit line.
• Finance in Common (FiCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDFC is a founding member of Finance in Common (FiCS), a coalition of more than 530 public development banks worldwide. FiCS focuses on climate and biodiversity, sustainable infrastructure, SMEs and financial inclusion, and equipping PDBs as SDG enablers.
• C40 CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted roundtable on scaling sustainable urban investment during World Bank Spring Meetings, partnering on urban climate finance initiatives.
• Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted roundtable on scaling sustainable urban investment alongside C40 Cities during World Bank Spring Meetings.
• Carbone 4coreTechnology or IntegrationCo-developed the IDFC CarboMeter digital platform for carbon footprint assessment aligned with PCAF standard, supporting members in climate accountability.
• Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in IDFC Climate Training programs including PPPs, Blended Finance, and Clean Energy Transition. Also provided technical assistance for IDFC Gender Tracker methodology development.
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Nature and Biodiversity session at FiCS 2025, collaborating on nature finance discussions with KfW, NatureFinance, and WEF.
• United NationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDFC engaged at Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) with multiple co-organized side events. UN report noted $3.5 trillion needed for key areas 2025-2029.
• International Energy Agency (IEA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWill partner with IDFC to refine sources of finance analysis, helping members identify priority interventions and track progress on G20 Roadmap.
• Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) - ItalymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosted 2nd IDFC Sherpa Meeting of 2025 in Rome. Contributed experience on international development finance operations and blended finance.
• KfWmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosting Biodiversity IDFC Facility Training Workshop 2026 in Frankfurt, supported by Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
• Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganizing 2nd IDFC Sherpa Meeting 2026 in Kigali on September 6-7.
• West African Development Bank (BOAD)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured in Stories of Impact series for Solar Hybridization Project in Togo, demonstrating IDFC member project impact in renewable energy.
• Bancóldex (Colombia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured in Stories of Impact series for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy, disbursing USD 56+ million to underrepresented entrepreneurs.
• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on IDFC Facility capacity-building project (2023-2026) to design and implement comprehensive training on Green Finance tracking methodologies.
• CAF - Development Bank of Latin AmericamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized events at COP16 Colombia and FiCS 2025. Multiple joint sessions on biodiversity, nature finance, and development banking.
• KfWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Nature and Biodiversity session at FiCS 2025 with IDFC, AIIB, IAPB, NatureFinance, and WEF. CEO Stefan Wintels delivered keynote.
• NatureFinancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Nature and Biodiversity session at FiCS 2025, discussing nature-based solutions and innovative financial tools.
• World Economic Forum (WEF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Nature and Biodiversity session at FiCS 2025, contributing expertise on nature finance frameworks.
• International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted session at FiCS 2025, launched IAPB principles for high-integrity biodiversity credits at COP16.
• TCXmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized FfD4 side event on protecting borrowers from currency risk alongside IDFC and FiCS.
• MIGA (World Bank)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized FfD4 side event on enhancing PDB market access and reducing cost of capital.
• Asian Development Bank (AsDB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized FfD4 side event on PDB SDG alignment alongside IDFC and FiCS.
• AFD GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCEO Rémy Rioux serves as Chairman of FiCS. AFD is the host institution for IDFC Secretariat and publisher of IDFC website.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Investment Bank (EIB): EU's multilateral development and investment bank. EIB is comparable to IDFC member institutions (KfW, AFD, CDP) in scale and climate-finance mandate, and is a frequent co-lender in green infrastructure projects that IDFC tracks.
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Multilateral development bank focused on infrastructure in Asia. AIIB is a direct IDFC partner (joint Global Financing Playbook with UNDP, co-hosting FiCS 2025 sessions) and represents the class of large MDBs whose coordination IDFC facilitates.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC): Private-sector arm of the World Bank Group focused on emerging-market investment. IFC-type institutions are referenced in IDFC's blended-finance strategy and IDFC members frequently co-invest with IFC, making it a natural reference comparable.
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Multilateral DFI serving Latin America and the Caribbean. IDB is comparable as a regional DFI whose member countries overlap with IDFC members (CAF, Bancóldex, AFD), and is engaged in parallel climate-finance coordination through FiCS.
• World Bank / IBRD: Largest multilateral development institution. Overlaps with IDFC in development finance mandate and convening power at FfD4, but operates at vastly larger scale and as a lending institution rather than a coordination platform.
• Global Environment Facility (GEF): Multilateral fund for environmental projects. GEF is a direct IDFC partner (providing grants like the $3M for BOAD's Togo solar project) and shares IDFC's mandate of catalyzing public finance for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development outcomes.

Direct peers

• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): Climate finance research and policy organization. CPI is IDFC's core methodology partner (Common Principles E-learning) and a globally recognized source of climate finance data, comparable as a knowledge-infrastructure provider for the climate finance ecosystem.
• Finance in Common (FiCS): Coalition of 530+ public development banks worldwide, of which IDFC is a founding member. Both share the mandate of coordinating PDBs around climate, biodiversity, and SDGs, and jointly organize the annual FiCS Summit and COP pavilions.
• Green Climate Fund (GCF): Multilateral climate finance fund channeling concessional resources to developing countries. GCF shares IDFC's mission of mobilizing and tracking climate finance flows from public institutions to emerging markets.
• Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS): Network of central banks and supervisors working to manage climate-related financial risks. NGFS is comparable to IDFC in that both operate as coordination platforms producing methodologies and reports for member financial institutions, with overlapping climate-finance taxonomy work.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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