The Danish national platform for P4G

P4G contributes to inclusive, net zero transitions in low- and middle-income countries by supporting climate businesses to become investment ready so that they can provide locally led solutions in food, water and energy systems.

We focus on solutions in climate-smart agriculture, food loss and waste, water resilience, zero emission mobility and renewable energy.

The initiative

P4G is an international initiative supported by countries, businesses, international organisations, academia and civil society. P4G mobilizes an ecosystem of 12 partner countries, 5 organizational partners, and more than 240 corporate and civil society partners representing an engaged action-oriented alliance of governments, businesses, and investors.

The Danish initiative is co-created in close collaboration with the partner countries Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, South Africa and Vietnam.

In addition to the partnering countries, the initiative is supported by organisations such as the World Resources Institute, C40 Cities, Global Green Growth Institute, and State of Green.

This powerful action-oriented alliance accelerates partnerships and themes aligned with national and global priorities such as inclusive green growth, SDG implementation, and a net-zero future for a more inclusive and economically resilient society.

The role of State of Green as the Danish P4G hub

Each partner country will constitute a national platform that will be tailored to the national context. As the Danish P4G platform, State of Green is essential for P4G’s global impact, as it will unlock local partnerships, opportunities and resources. Furthermore, State of Green helps and facilitates high-level summits to get commitment and awareness of the initiative. As the national hub, State of Green Denmark works closely with the P4G Coordination Hub in Washington, D.C.

More specifically, the work performed by State of Green within P4G staging, is intended to give the Danish business community access to relevant partners and governments within emerging markets who share Denmark’s ambitious intention to meet the SDGs.

The P4G Approach

Provide grant funding
We provide grant funding averaging US $350,000 to partnerships comprising atleast one early-stage climate business and one NGO partner to help the business become investment ready.

These partnerships must work on climate mitigation or adaptation solutions in our eligible partner countries.

Enable investment readiness
In addition to the grants, our team provides technical assistance that includes due diligence and gap analysis of the business model, stakeholder events, business matchmaking sessions and communications.

Improve enabling market systems
Partnerships identify barriers to scaling and develop policy and regulatory recommendations to overcome them. P4G’s multistakeholder National Platforms in all our countries advance partnerships through workshops and connections with relevant authorities who can support the enabling policy or regulatory improvement.

Mobilize knowledge
Through communications, knowledge products, publications, in-country events and biennial P4G Summits, we reach key stakeholders in the public and private sector who can help accelerate our partnerships.

We share our learning so others can replicate the success of our early-stage businesses and approach.

Deliver impact
We aim to deliver impact for people and our planet. This includes contributing to gender equity, job growth, poverty reduction and climate resilience.