Sustainable Futures

FSD Africa defines 'sustainable futures' as a framework ensuring current interventions do not adversely affect future generations or other groups, emphasizing a 'just transition' and the preservation of five types of capital: financial, manufactured, human, social, and natural. The organization assesses its projects through two lenses: the impact of interventions on these capitals and the dependency of project success on a stable enabling environment. To measure progress, FSD Africa utilizes a mix of country-level macro indicators (such as the Gender Inequity Index and Corruption Perception Index), social impact indicators, and market system change metrics, specifically tracking 'Green finance mobilised'. Practical examples of this approach include facilitating over £100m in Green Bonds in Nigeria and £35.3million for green student accommodation in Kenya.

• FSD Africa defines 'sustainable futures' as a requirement that interventions meeting current needs do not harm the ability of others to meet their needs in the future, and that environmental goals like net-zero emissions incorporate a 'just transition' for affected people.
• The framework identifies five essential types of capital necessary for long-term poverty reduction and sustainable futures: financial, manufactured, human, social, and natural capital.
• FSD Africa evaluates its interventions using two perspectives: 'Impact', which examines how projects promote or undermine natural, social, and human capital, and 'Dependency', which assesses how the long-term success of a project relies on these same factors.
• To implement its strategy, FSD Africa excludes certain high-carbon sectors, such as coal, oil, and gas, from interventions focused on job creation and supports climate adaptation measures like drought-resistant crops and flood defences.
• FSD Africa has applied its sustainable futures approach to green finance, facilitating more than £100m of Sovereign and Corporate Green Bonds in Nigeria for solar energy and afforestation, and a £35.3million green bond in Kenya for student accommodation.
• The organization measures its contribution to sustainable futures through a combination of macro-level indicators (e.g., Gender Inequity Index, Corruption Perception Index, and Gini Index), social impact indicators, and market system change metrics such as 'Green finance mobilised'.

APA

FSD Africa (2021). Sustainable Futures. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sustainable-futures-11.02.21.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. Sustainable Futures. 2021. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sustainable-futures-11.02.21.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafrica2021sustainable, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Sustainable Futures}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Sustainable-futures-11.02.21.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }