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Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
Information Box: The Luxembourg Sustainable Development Finance Platform – Key Characteristics
Preliminary remark on the legal form of the LSDFP:
A proper analysis on the optimal legal structure for the platform needs to be carried out. Regardless of the
legal form, the LSDFP is to be established in the spirit of a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Availabe legal
forms include the “classic” non-for-profit organization forms of asbl (“association sans but lucratif”) or
Foundation.
The new legal form of “société d’impact societal” (SIS; legislation pending) may also be considered for the
establishment of the LSDFP. However, in deciding the legal form of the LSDFP, at least two (to some extent
contradictory) aspects must be taken into consideration:
The status of SIS will probably to be bestowed through ministerial accreditation on commercial
companies (S.A., Sàrl, Sociétés en commandite...) and not on not-for-profit organisations (i.e.
asbl).
The SIS may very well be the status that best embodies the spirit of a PPP underlying the concept
of the match-making platform between project promoters and investors, both from the public
and the private sector.
Main characteritics of LSDFP:
LSDFP serves a public mission, i.e. providing sustainable financing for sustainable development.
The objective of this public mission justifies public seed funding for financial risk mitigation and
technical assistance.
The implementation of the public mission requires financial and non-financial input from private
sector actors.
A commercial perspective motivates long term engagement of private sector actors.
Private sector actors respect the spirit of the initial public mission.
LSDFP is established and works as an interface between financial contributors in search of investable
projects, on the one hand, and promoters of investable projects, on the other hand. It provides financial
contributors access to investable projects in the economic, social and environmental sectors relevant to
sustainable development.
LSDFP launches calls for project proposals in the sectors of sustainable development, including TIR related
project proposals. It provides project promoters access to financial contributors and adapted financial
instruments.
LSDFF proactively reaches out to potential financial contributors and compiles investment proposals and
adapted investment instruments and makes them available to project promoters.
Luxembourg Sustainable Development Finance Platform (LSDFP) further details on:
People (Stakeholders)
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LSDFP is established and works as an interface between:
• International and domestic financial contributors/investors (public, private,
institutional) and Intermediate Financial Advisors (IFA) in search of investable
projects, and
• Promoters of investable projects, including in TIR related sectors.
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