FAST-Infra Group

FINANCE TO ACCELERATE THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION-INFRASTRUCTURE (FAST-Infra), a public-private Initiative, was conceived by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), HSBC, the IFC, OECD, and the Global Infra Facility (GIF, from the WBG under the auspices of the One Planet Summit to provide practical and market-based solutions to the mobilization at scale of finance across the world. Based in Paris, the Association brings together state and public, private industrial and financial, multilateral, and civil society institutions committed to deploying sustainable infrastructure globally. The purpose of FAST-Infra Group is to promote solutions contributing : • to the development of sustainable, affordable and inclusive infrastructure services • to make sustainable infrastructure a mainstream and liquid asset class, • to integrate sustainability into the life cycle of infrastructure projects, • and to attract private investment on the scale and pace required by the UNSDG & Paris Agreement, in alignment with the G20 QII Principles. FAST-Infra Group will manage FAST-Infra for all members/stakeholders, ensure that associated initiatives remain faithful to its values and have the oversight and overall management responsibility for FAST-Infra. FAST-Infra group has developed and supervises: • the FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure® Label, to demonstrate the sustainability of infrastructure assets at any stage of their life cycle • the FAST-Infra Platform, to help scale up the pipeline of bankable and sustainable projects FAST-Infra Group actively encourages its members to endorse and implement the FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure® Label, use FAST-Infra Platform for their sustainable infrastructure projects, and participate in their design, making and governance. The main aim of FAST-Infra Group is to support its members as well as the clients and partners thereof, in developing and implementing the FAST- tools for sustainable infrastructure financing and refinancing.