Presented at the 4th Global Infrastructure Basel Summit 21 & 22 May 2014. Read more about the world leading platform for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance at www.gib-foundation.org. Next Summit: 27 & 28 May 2015 in Switzerland

1. Sustainable
Credit Rating System for
Infrastructure Projects
Daniel Wiener, Chair Global Infrastructure Basel and ecos

2. Market Potential
INVESTMENTS NEEDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE (LOGARITHMIC SCALE)
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Oceans
Forests
Biodiversity
Climate change mitigation
Climate change adaptation
Universal access to energy
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Land and agriculture
Infrastructure (beyond energy)
MDGs
Annual requirements in Trillion US$
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3. GIB Sustainable Infrastructure Grading
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4. This Rating communicates efficiently and effectively
competitive advantage of Sustainable Infrastructure, which
• Reduces energy costs
• Lowers exposure to climate risk and
• Cherishes higher public acceptance.
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Mechanism similar to the LEED rating
that has hugely improved performance
and valuation of high quality buildings.
EMPIRICALLY DEVELOPED SUSTAINABLE CREDIT RATING
Value Proposition
Bottom line oriented Sustainability
The Rating brings down borrowing costs.

5. 3 Supporting Teams of SwissRe
A GLOBAL LEADER IN RISK AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
David N Bresch
SwissRe
Head Sustainability
Martin Schürz
SwissRe
Head of Risk
Engineering
Reto Schneider
SwissRe
Head of Emerging
Risk Management
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6. Among the Allies
RATING AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY
Paul Clements-Hunt
CEO, The Blended Capital Group
Member of the GIB Board
Adrian Rimmer
The Gold Standard Foundation
CEO
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Summit on 21/22 May
in Basel, Switzerland

7. FiRe Support
HOW YOU CAN HELP US
 If you are a project owner:
Talk to us.
 If you are an investor or asset manager:
Apply the Sustainable Credit Rating to
your infrastructure projects.
 If you are an academic or consultant:
Support the peer review
ex post project analysis.
 If you want to support the roll out:
Help us to spread the word.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!