Danish Climate Investment Fund (DCIF) - Impact Fund Denmark

Enriched Nordic · Found: 2026-03-11 12:40

Investment fund for climate projects in ~150 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America. Supports waste management including food waste valorization and landfill-to-fuel conversion. Managed by Impact Fund Denmark.

Source: https://impactfund.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/26/impact-fund-denmark-danish-climate-investment-fund-fact-sheet.pdf

Funding Details

Deadline

Rolling basis (Rolling)

Contact

Impact Fund Denmark — Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark. Regional offices: São Paulo (Brazil), Johannesburg (South Africa), New Delhi (India). Representations: Accra (Ghana), Lagos (Nigeria). Website: impactfund.dk

Last Checked

2026-03-15 11:53

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Project must be located in a DAC-listed developing country (~150 eligible countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or select European countries)
• Must involve a Danish financial interest: a Danish entity must co-invest or supply equipment/technology
• Project must be viable on commercial investment terms (not grant-based)

Project Scope

• Project must demonstrably reduce greenhouse gas emissions (directly or indirectly)
• Energy efficiency projects must achieve at least 20% GHG reduction compared to the reference scenario

Required Documents

• Prepare documentation demonstrating climate impact measurement and alignment with fund's climate policy framework

Constraints

• No investments in carbon-based energy production or CO2 capture/storage projects
• Project must comply with Impact Fund Denmark's CSR policy (UN Global Compact and relevant international conventions)

Historical Context

Impact Fund Denmark was founded in 1967 and has since invested in 1,300+ companies in 100+ developing countries. The DCIF was established following COP15 (Copenhagen, 2009), where developed nations committed to raising USD 100bn/year in climate finance for developing countries from 2020. In 2024, BlueMark placed Impact Fund Denmark on its Leaderboard of the 15 leading impact investors worldwide.

Why it was added

Danish climate fund with waste management investments in developing countries, relevant for OPF regions

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