Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant

BASE is mainstreaming access to cold storage in Africa and Asia by combining innovative business models with the power of data-science and digitalisation.

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THE ENERGY SAVINGS INSURANCE

BASE is unlocking investments in energy efficiency for SMEs through the Energy Savings Insurance model in Croatia, Greece and Slovakia.

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The SET Alliance

BASE is scaling up the deployment of cleaner and more efficient energy technologies globally through the implementation of as-a-service business models.

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY CATEGORISATION FOR COLOMBIA

BASE is facilitating the transition to a circular economy by developing tools that enable the financial sector to reliably identify investments based on circularity criteria.

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Who we are.
Established in 2001, BASE is a Swiss foundation and Specialized Partner of United Nations Environment.
We develop innovative, actionable financial strategies and market-driven solutions to unlock investment in climate change solutions. Around the world, we work with all markets and segments including those that are challenging and underserved.
BASE combines expertise in technology, markets, economics, finance and business development to deliver effective solutions for every project. We build bridges between sectors and actors at the nexus between sustainable energy, finance and international development.
Our vision is a world where markets are transformed and climate change solutions are the norm, not the exception.
WHAT WE DO.
Renewable
Energy

Renewable Energy

BASE develops innovative business models and financing mechanisms to unlock investment in renewable energy solutions for rural and urban areas, commercial, public and residential sectors.

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Energy
Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

BASE develops innovative business models and financing mechanisms to mobilise investments in energy efficiency, including sustainable cooling solutions, for enterprises, public buildings and households.

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Energy
Access

Energy Access

BASE develops innovative business models to address energy poverty, and support access to sustainable energy solutions for low-income households and underserved communities.

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Electric Mobility

Electric Mobility

BASE develops tailor-made business models and financing mechanisms, working closely with the public sector, to make investment in hybrid and electric mobility solutions in cities more attractive to investors.

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Climate
Finance

Climate Finance

BASE supports financial institutions and others to access climate finance and develop effective green finance products for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Adaptation & Resilience

ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE

BASE develops innovative business models and financing mechanisms to mobilise investments in climate change adaptation and resilience.

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Circular Economy

Circular Economy

BASE provides governments and financial institutions with technical assistance to facilitate the transition to a circular economy, and support the market for the adoption of business models that enable circularity.

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Land
Use

LAND USE

BASE develops innovative business models and financing mechanisms to mobilise investments in land sector climate change mitigation and adaptation projects.

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WHY WE DO IT.
UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2022 finds that, to avoid global catastrophe, the world must cut emissions by
trillions of global investment is needed each year to finance sustainable energy solutions if we wish to stay well below 1.5°
To meet adaptation needs, the annual funding required is estimated at up to
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