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For small businesses, energy costs are increasingly causing uncertainty. This is especially true in hospitality, where electricity is a major operating expense and prices for businesses are significantly higher than for households. That is why access to green finance from the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) matters. It helps businesses invest in solutions that reduce costs, improve stability, and support cleaner operations.

 In 2025, the LAGreen Fund entered the Brazilian market with an investment of BRL 20.8 million (USD 3.8 million) in a Green CRA issued by Gencau, as part of a broader BRL 80 million transaction. Gencau, a family-owned cocoa processing company based in Brazil, focuses on sustainable sourcing and processing of cocoa, and plans to expand its processing capacity and contribute to sustainable cocoa practices.

 Emerging markets in Africa and Latin America remain significantly under-allocated by institutional capital despite offering some of the world’s most important opportunities for climate investment. 

Why Africa and Latin America will be central to the next phase of climate finance.