The Global Sustainability and Climate Advisors (GSCA) is an advisory firm created to help Governments, Central Banks, banks, financial institutions, corporates integrate climate change and sustainability into strategic decision-making process, manage ESG and climate change related financial risks and seize the numerous opportunities climate change offers.

The GSCA also help banks and financial institutions develop and implement sound risk management, capital adequacy frameworks and comply with Basel and regulators requirements Climate risks can be divided into two categories: physical risks refer to the effects of direct and indirect physical impacts of climate change, and transition risks refer to the direct and indirect effects of changes in policy, legislation, regulation, and technology related to GHG emissions. Climate change is already having significant negative impacts around the world because of exposure to either physical risks or transition risks or both.

The International Monetary Funds, the World Bank Group, World Central Banks recognized that climate risk is a financial risk, and Global investors recognized climate risks as investment risks, that needs to be taken seriously and managed. The GSCA brings unparalleled and unique combination of experiences, credentials, reputation to support clients around the world based on its work integrating climate risks into existing risk management framework with one of the largest International financial institutions that focuses on investing in emerging markets globally, and its experience in working with banks in Africa, government in Africa, and academic. GSCA focuses on small community banks, credit unions, regional banks, financial institutions, and Small- & Medium-sized Enterprises.