CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise)

What CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) does

CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) is a specialised research and policy centre established in 2024 and hosted by the Global School of Sustainability at the London School of Economics and Political Science. It was founded by its sister LSE centre, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and is led by Founder and Global Director Simon Dikau and Executive Director Robert D. Patalano. The organisation's core purpose is to produce evidence-based research, policy analysis, capacity-building, and technical assistance that supports the transition to sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economies and financial systems across Europe and emerging markets.

The centre operates six thematic research programmes: Monetary and Financial Markets, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Nature, Critical Minerals and Green Value Chains, the Blended Finance Lab (joined February 2026), and Foundational Topics. Outputs include policy briefs, reports, consultation responses, working papers, and discussion papers; engagement channels include direct secondments to European financial policy institutions, tailored training for policymakers, and high-profile convening such as London Climate Action Week roundtables co-hosted with the OECD, IEA, IIGCC, and Rocky Mountain Institute.

CETEx functions as a non-profit policy and research organisation with no commercial revenue model. Outputs are distributed free of charge via its website and partner channels, and funding is sourced from institutional grants and LSE-associated sources. Its competitive position rests on the unusual depth of senior talent drawn from the Bank of England, European Central Bank, OECD, Financial Stability Board, World Bank, and finance ministries, on its LSE/Grantham institutional affiliation, and on an expanding international consortium of 13 named research partners spanning Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Name

CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise)

Legal name

Centre for Economic Transition Expertise

Website

https://cetex.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CETEx is a non-profit research and policy centre hosted by the London School of Economics, established in 2024 to deliver evidence-based analysis and technical assistance on economic and financial system transitions for European and emerging market policymakers, central banks, and financial supervisors.

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Policy Research and Advisory Services

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Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

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Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF)

Keywords

• Economic policy research
• Sustainable finance research
• Central banking policy
• Climate transition policy
• Capacity building training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: CETEx is hosted by the Global School of Sustainability at the London School of Economics and Political Science. It was first established in 2024 by its sister centre at LSE, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Funding comes from institutional sources and grants supporting research and policy work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CETEx is a non-profit research and policy centre that conducts research, policy analysis and policy development on the transition of economic and financial systems to sustainable, inclusive and resilient models. It delivers its work through policy briefs, reports, consultation responses, working papers and discussion papers, and provides capacity-building training and technical assistance (including secondments) to policymakers, central banks, supervisors and international institutions across Europe and emerging markets.

Product overview

CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) is a specialised research and policy centre hosted by the Global School of Sustainability at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Established in 2024, it provides a portfolio of research and policy services rather than a technology product. Its core offerings include research and policy analysis, policy blueprints and recommendations, capacity-building training for policymakers, and technical assistance through secondments. The organisation conducts work across six thematic research programmes: Monetary and Financial Markets, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Nature, Critical Minerals and Green Value Chains, Blended Finance Lab, and Foundational Topics. These programmes deliver publications including policy briefs, reports, working papers, and discussion papers designed to inform policymakers across Europe and emerging markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blended Finance Lab: A focused initiative within CETEx dedicated to addressing institutional, market and policy constraints that limit the mobilisation of private capital for climate action and sustainable development, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies.

Products and services

• Research and Policy Analysis Research, analysis and policy development delivered across two intersecting policy areas — monetary and financial markets, and economic and fiscal policy — and a set of foundational topics, providing evidence-based analysis to support systems change within individual jurisdictions.
• Policy Analysis, Blueprints and Recommendations Technical implementation guidance and policy recommendations and advice to enhance the efficacy of decision-making environments for policymakers across Europe.
• Capacity-Building for Policymakers Tailored training on frontier topics to help overcome the significant challenge presented by the need to transition to sustainable, inclusive and resilient economies and financial systems.
• Technical Assistance (Secondments) Technical assistance to European financial policy institutions through requested secondments, with the aim of expanding capacity in specialised topic areas.
• Monetary and Financial Markets Programme Research programme focused on central banking and financial supervision, covering monetary, prudential and 'developmental' policy implications of environmental degradation and climate change and the transition to a sustainable and resilient economy.
• Economic and Fiscal Policy Programme Research programme focused on the role of fiscal and domestic economic policy as a central mechanism for funding the transition to low-carbon and resilient economies.
• Nature Programme Research programme focused on the economic and financial implications of nature degradation, including biodiversity loss, soil and water degradation, and ocean decline, and how nature-related considerations can be integrated into core policy frameworks.
• Critical Minerals and Green Value Chains Programme Research programme covering the geopolitical, macroeconomic and fiscal dimensions of critical mineral supply chains, focusing on supply concentration, trade fragmentation and economic development across the energy transition.
• Blended Finance Lab A focused research initiative within CETEx dedicated to developing solutions to scale up blended finance and mobilise private capital for climate action and sustainable development, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).
• Foundational Topics Programme Research programme covering foundational research and policy challenges including macroeconomic dimensions relating to growth, inflation and employment dynamics, transition pathway questions, and the political economy dimensions of the transition.
• Publications (Policy Briefs, Reports, Working Papers, Discussion Papers, Consultation Responses) Publications series comprising policy briefs, reports, consultation responses, working papers and discussion papers authored by CETEx staff and associates to inform decision-makers internationally.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• European University Institute – Florence School of Banking and FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner institution delivering research, policy analysis, capacity building or technical assistance on national and international levels.
• Frankfurt School of Finance and Management – Centre for Central BankingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner focused on central banking education and research collaboration.
• Council on Economic PoliciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research organization on economic policy matters.
• National University of Singapore – Energy Studies InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Asia focused on energy studies and policy.
• Centre for Social and Economic ProgresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner focused on social and economic research in India.
• Central University of Finance and Economics – International Institute for Green FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in China focused on green finance research.
• Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Indonesia providing economic and social research expertise.
• Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the EnvironmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution at LSE that established CETEx in 2024. CETEx is hosted by the Global School of Sustainability at LSE, which houses the Grantham Research Institute.
• Global School of Sustainability at LSEflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for CETEx, part of London School of Economics and Political Science.
• Rocky Mountain InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting closed-door roundtable on scaling transition intelligence across emerging markets during London Climate Action Week 2026.
• OECDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convening roundtable on financing small-scale renewable energy in EMDEs with IEA and IIGCC.
• IEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convening roundtable on financing small-scale renewable energy in EMDEs with OECD and IIGCC.
• IIGCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convening roundtable on financing small-scale renewable energy in EMDEs with OECD and IEA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Green Finance Institute: UK-based convenor focused on mobilising private capital for green investment, working with UK regulators and financial institutions. Comparable in its blend of policy advisory and blended-finance focus.
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): Independent policy research institute with strong focus on sustainable finance, investment, and trade policy. Highly comparable mission and stakeholder community, especially on EMDE-focused policy advisory work.
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI): Independent think tank producing policy research on international development, climate finance, and EMDE macroeconomic policy. CETEx's EMDE workstream and several senior hires (e.g., Joseph Feyertag) overlap directly with ODI's remit.
• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): Global climate finance and policy analysis organisation with deep engagement of central banks, regulators and EMDE governments. Highly comparable in mission, especially via CPI's work on blended finance and climate-aligned investment.
• Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (University of Oxford): Leading UK academic centre producing policy research on sustainable finance, climate risk and economic transitions. Closely comparable in mission, academic positioning and target policymakers.
• E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism): Independent European climate think tank engaging European policymakers on climate, finance and energy transition. Comparable in scope (Europe-focused) and stakeholder engagement model.
• Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment: CETEx's sister institute at LSE and founding institution. Both produce climate-economics policy research targeting central banks, supervisors and finance ministries, with overlapping research themes (monetary policy, fiscal policy, nature).

Broad incumbents

• World Resources Institute (WRI): Large global research organisation producing policy analysis on climate, energy, nature and finance. Much broader portfolio than CETEx but overlapping on sustainable finance and nature-related financial risk.
• Institute of International Finance (IIF): Global association of financial institutions producing research on sustainable finance, climate risk and prudential policy. Broader industry-coverage remit but overlaps with CETEx on central bank and prudential policy engagement.

Emerging players

• Carbon Tracker Initiative: Niche financial think tank focused on climate risk and stranded-asset analysis for financial markets. Comparable as a specialised climate-finance research voice targeting investors and regulators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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