Institut de la Finance Durable

What Institut de la Finance Durable does

Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in October 2022 as a branch of Paris EUROPLACE to coordinate, federate, and accelerate sustainable finance action across the Paris financial center. It serves 700+ member organizations spanning French banks, insurers, asset managers, large corporates, audit and consultancy firms, data providers, think tanks, fintechs, and public authorities, with the stated mission of aligning the Paris financial marketplace with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals. The institute is led by President Yves Perrier and Managing Director Cécile Goubet, and operates from a single office in La Défense (with a registered address at Paris EUROPLACE's headquarters in central Paris).

IFD's core products and services are organized around structured working groups (climate, biodiversity, ESG, impact finance), a collaborative data platform (Données de Place) that aggregates climate, fossil fuel, and ESG data from the major French financial federations, and a portfolio of methodological publications including the Guide méthodologique for carbon transition assessment and the Impact Potential Evaluation Grids for private debt and real estate. Supplementary offerings include the annual Les Rencontres de l'IFD conference (900+ attendees in 2025), a newsroom, a sustainable finance jobboard, a newsletter, and the Panorama des fintechs durables recognition program. There is no proprietary technology in the conventional software sense; the institute's "product" is the collective intellectual property produced through member-driven working groups, plus the convening and data-collection infrastructure around it.

Revenue derives from membership fees paid by the 700+ member organizations, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is community-led: members are recruited via the website's "Become a member" CTA, the parent organization Paris EUROPLACE's membership base, and engagement at events such as Les Rencontres de l'IFD and side events at international forums including COP30. IFD has no disclosed ownership, investors, or funding rounds, and operates under the institutional and political umbrella of Paris EUROPLACE, with its flagship events held under the high patronage of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Name

Institut de la Finance Durable

Legal name

Institut de la Finance Durable

Website

https://institutdelafinancedurable.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Finance Coordination

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Assistance, Policy Lending & Capacity Building Programs (BPADACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compliance, Risk & EHS Management (BPABAAAK)

Keywords

• Sustainable finance coordination
• ESG methodology frameworks
• Climate risk assessment
• Green finance policy advocacy
• Impact measurement tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: IFD operates as a membership-based organization under Paris EUROPLACE, with member organizations from the Paris financial center including financial institutions, companies, audit firms, data providers, think tanks, fintechs, and public authorities. Revenue is derived from membership contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD) is a non-profit association that coordinates and accelerates sustainable finance action across the Paris financial center. It operates structured working groups, publishes methodological guides and analytical tools (e.g., carbon transition guide, impact potential grids), aggregates collective data on green and ESG finance flows, and convenes members through annual events and policy advocacy at European and international levels.

Product overview

Institut de la Finance Durable operates as a coordination and acceleration body for the Paris financial center's sustainable finance ecosystem, not a single unified product but rather a platform of interconnected services. The core offering consists of structured Working Groups that produce methodological guides (such as the Guide méthodologique for carbon transition assessment) and analytical tools (Impact Potential Evaluation Grids for private debt and real estate). Supplementary services include the Données de Place data platform, the annual Les Rencontres de l'IFD conference, a Newsroom for publications and press releases, a Jobboard for sustainable finance recruitment, and a Newsletter for stakeholder communication. The institute also publishes periodic reports on topics including biodiversity, climate adaptation, blue finance, and agricultural transition financing.

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Products and services

• Working Groups (Groupes de travail) Structured working groups where IFD members collaborate on defined action plans and publications, covering solutions for financing ecological transition, impact finance, and extra-financial analysis. Membership-based offering for financial institutions, companies, and other members.
• Données de Place (Collective Data Platform) Collaborative data collection platform aggregating climate, fossil fuels, and ESG data from major French financial federations (FBF, AFG, France Assureurs) to monitor the Paris financial center's sustainable finance dynamics.
• Guide méthodologique pour évaluer la performance des entreprises en matière de transition carbone Methodological guide presenting analytical framework and key indicators for assessing corporate carbon transition performance, designed as a reference standard comparable to financial analysis methodology. Published November 2024.
• Impact Potential Evaluation Grids Series of impact potential assessment tools for different asset classes (private debt, real estate) enabling financial players to evaluate and demonstrate the impact generated by their investments.
• Les Rencontres de l'IFD Annual flagship conference bringing together Paris financial center ecosystem actors for high-level debates on ecological transition financing, held at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Attracted over 900 attendees in 2025.
• Newsroom Digital newsroom aggregating publications, press releases, interventions, and news organized by topics including biodiversity, sustainable finance regulations, fintech, and emerging countries.
• Jobboard Online platform listing sustainable finance job opportunities from IFD and member organizations, with filtering by contract type and location.
• Panorama des fintechs durables Annual landscape report showcasing sustainable fintech companies and opening applications for the recognition program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 471 billion euros in green and sustainable credit outstanding tracked for French banks in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Paris EUROPLACEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFD is a branch of Paris EUROPLACE, the organization coordinating the Paris financial center. Paris EUROPLACE provides the institutional framework and membership base of over 700 organizations from which IFD draws its participants.
• French Banking Federation (FBF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBF is a key partner in IFD's working groups and data collection initiatives, particularly on green credits and sustainable banking practices. Collaborates on events including COP30 side events.
• Association Française de la Gestion Financière (AFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFG co-presides working groups with IFD, including the methodological guide for carbon transition analysis. Philippe Setbon (AFG President) is a key figure in IFD initiatives.
• France AssureurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench insurance federation partners on climate risk assessment, biodiversity, and adaptation finance. Provides data on insurers' fossil fuel exposure and collaborates on COP events.
• UNEP Finance InitiativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized side event at COP30 on building decarbonization along with IFD, ING, Guidehouse, and others. Key international partner for sustainable finance.
• Conservation InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for COP30 event 'Finance for Forests: From Paris to the Amazon' exploring global financial strategies for deforestation halt.
• OECDflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on COP30 panels regarding ocean issues and sustainable finance standards, contributing international policy perspective.
• WWFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in COP30 events on blue finance and climate-biodiversity challenges, bringing NGO expertise to Paris financial center initiatives.
• Institut Louis Bachelier (ILB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner collaborating on sustainable finance research programs, climate risk methodologies, and COP30 physical risk assessment session.
• Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable (FIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with IFD (as Finance for Tomorrow) and ILB on the sustainable finance research map, identifying institutions and research themes.
• NEOMA Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to promote sustainable finance education and research in business school programs.
• Sciences PocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner co-organizing the conference on ecological transition and transformation of financial analysis in October 2025.
• FAOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in COP30 events on food systems, agriculture, and climate adaptation, connecting Paris financial center with UN food agencies.
• CGIARflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership on agriculture and climate topics, collaborating on COP30 panels regarding land restoration and food security.
• SNV Netherlands Development OrganisationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment organization partner for COP30 event on food, finance, and climate, focusing on agricultural adaptation barriers and solutions.
• AXAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French insurer contributing to IFD initiatives on climate risk, biodiversity, blue finance, and governance strengthening with new board member participation.
• BNP ParibascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributing to blue finance initiatives and COP30 events, one of 16 Paris financial center players in the blue finance report.
• Société GénéralecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French bank participating in Paris financial center blue finance initiatives and sustainable finance working groups.
• Crédit AgricolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncluding Amundi asset management subsidiary, contributing to blue finance report and IFD working groups on climate strategy.
• Groupe Caisse des DépôtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic financial institution contributing to biodiversity, blue finance initiatives, and IFD's climate risk assessment work.
• Groupe AFDStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench development agency participating in Paris financial center blue finance initiatives, contributing development finance perspective.
• European Investment Fund (EIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIF contributes perspective on fund-of-funds structuring role in the impact finance ecosystem, featured in IFD's additionality levers panorama.

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Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles5 records

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