Irrigated agricultural landscape at golden hour

ESG & Sustainability

Development that holds its environmental and social ground

Environmental, social and governance standards are applied at screening, bound into project agreements and reported to partners and governments.

Impact Metrics

The impact, measured

Headline environmental and social results from the projects ADFG has funded, consolidated from portfolio-level ESG reporting.

0.0Mt CO₂e

Total carbon offset

Verified offsets and avoided emissions across the funded, ESG-screened portfolio.

0

Green infrastructure projects funded

Renewable generation, clean water, sustainable transport and green industry projects.

0.0GW

Renewable capacity financed

Solar, wind, hydro and storage capacity mobilised across 14 priority sectors.

0

Green jobs created

Construction and operational employment generated by committed projects.

Impact Dashboard

Sustainability targets and environmental goals, tracked

Progress against the Group's environmental goals, the emissions and capacity behind it, and the assurance that holds it together — the figures stakeholders and co-financiers use to track ADFG's performance.

2030 goal

50%

Renewable capacity financed

12.4GW

Target 25.0 GW by 2030

Utility-scale solar, wind, hydro and storage capacity under management.

2030 goal

47%

Annual emissions avoided

18.6Mt CO₂e

Target 40.0 Mt CO₂e by 2030

Verified offsets and avoided emissions across the funded portfolio.

2030 goal

68%

Portfolio in green categories

41%

Target 60 % by 2030

Share of committed capital allocated to climate-aligned sectors.

2027 goal

92%

Projects under full ESG covenants

92%

Target 100 % by 2027

Committed projects carrying binding environmental and social covenants.

Emissions

Emissions avoided against the 2030 pathway

Verified offsets and avoided emissions, in million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, measured against the trajectory to the Group's 2030 goal.

Emissions avoided2030 goal pathway

Energy transition

Renewable capacity financed by technology

Committed generation and storage capacity across solar, wind, hydro and battery assets.

  • Solar5.6 GW
  • Wind2.9 GW
  • Hydro2.4 GW
  • Storage1.5 GW

Capital

Green capital committed by sector

USD 114 billion of climate-aligned capital committed across the pipeline's greenest sectors.

Assurance

Screened, covenanted, independently reviewed

100%

Transactions screened

Screened against international standards before entering the pipeline.

92%

Covenants in force

Committed projects carrying binding environmental and social covenants.

78

Independent reviews

Third-party environmental and social reviews completed to date.

USD 114 Bn

Green capital committed

Climate-aligned capital committed across six priority sectors.

E&S risk categorisation

  • Category A — high impact12 projects · 6%
  • Category B — moderate impact148 projects · 69%
  • Category C — low impact54 projects · 25%

Focus Areas

Three commitments carried through every transaction

ADFG integrates ESG into investment decisions rather than reporting on them after the fact.

Environmental Stewardship

Every project is screened for climate, biodiversity and resource impact. Renewable generation, energy efficiency and water stewardship are embedded at the design stage, not retrofitted after financial close.

Social Impact

Local employment, skills transfer and community infrastructure are written into project agreements, with targets tracked through construction and operation.

Governance & Transparency

Independent oversight, structured reporting and clear disclosure standards govern how capital is committed, monitored and reported to partners and sovereigns.

How It Works

Screened, monitored, reported

  1. 01

    Screening

    Every transaction passes an environmental and social screening against international standards and local regulatory requirements before it enters the pipeline.

  2. 02

    Monitoring

    Committed projects carry agreed ESG covenants, with monitoring through construction and into operation.

  3. 03

    Reporting

    Portfolio-level ESG performance is consolidated and reported to the board, partners and participating governments.

Sustainability & impact reports

ADFG's portfolio-level sustainability and impact reporting is published here as programmes reach financial close. Request the current framework through the contact desk.

Request the ESG framework

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