ECOFIN

Canadá

Team:

-Patricia Villanueva Balmaceda

-Eyra Eileen Zapata Jimenez

The Ecofin Research Foundation is a UK registered charity established by, but
independent from Ecofin Limited, a London based investment management firm,
which specialises in the global utility, infrastructure, alternative energy and
environmental sectors. We do not engage in lobbying nor do we participate in
public campaigns.

The move to a low carbon utilities sector will be accelerated if capital providers are
in a position to easily engage with companies and policymakers to ensure that the
conditions and incentives are in place to attract private sector funding. Capital
providers need to be confident that they are investing in solutions with an
acceptable trade off between risk and return.

Our background and deep understanding on how the finance sector works means
we can engage with and collaborate with the main stakeholders to deliver workable
solutions.

Our two senior managers both have over twenty years experience in the utilities
and finance sectors and the Foundation’s founder Ecofin Limited, is an established
and leading investment management company, specialising in utilities and the
environment. We are used to talking to and working with the major stakeholders
involved with this sector including companies, capital providers, regulators and
policymakers..

Our Mission

The Ecofin Research Foundation's mission is to use its knowledge of the global
utility and finance sectors and its network of contacts  to promote the development
of sustainable, low carbon solutions.

Our Values

 Collaborative - we work with a wide range of stakeholders to develop

solutions
 Independent - we do not represent the specific interests of stakeholders with
whom we work
 Flexible - we work on topical issues and seize opportunities as they arise
 Practical - we focus on workable solutions
Our Relationship With Ecofin Limited

Ecofin Limited provides funds to cover the Foundation's operating costs and some
of its charitable activities. It also provides the Foundation with seconded staff,
office space and equipment, IT, legal and corporate secretarial services.

The Foundation draws on Ecofin Limited's knowledge of the global utility sectors,
its networks and contacts within the sector, the financial community and the
government. We do not share any information gained in the course of our activities
with Ecofin Limited other than that which is publically available.

Our mode of operation

Key to all our activities is a focus on engagement and collaboration.

Our activities are shaped by ongoing engagement  with key stakeholders including
companies, capital providers and policymakers. Our ongoing engagement with
these stakeholders makes it more likely that we create solutions that work in the
real world.

As our expertise, reputation and close association with the investment community
complements the work done by other climate change NGOs, we collaborate with
them on projects and proposals that overlap with our goals.

The Ecofin Research Foundation collaborates and builds long-term relationships

with other NGOs  to:

 Help us deploy our skills to further our objective

 Enable us to actively influence the progress and direction of projects
conducted by partner organisations
 Complement and enhance our knowledge and expertise

The nature of our engagement and collaboration is varied and may include staff
time, contacts and referrals.
CONCLUTIONS:

PATY VILLANUEVA:

I THINK ECOFIN IS HELPFUL FOR US TO PARTICIPATE ON PUBLIC

CAMPAIGNS AND THAT The Ecofin Research Foundation's mission is to use its
knowledge of the global utility and finance sectors and its network of contacts  to
promote the development of sustainable, low carbon solutions.

EILEEN ZAPATA:

ECOFIN is a council of Economy and Finance of the United Nations approves

stabilities in the EU, the reform in Canada makes provisions on the coordination of
the economy and politics.