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Minutes from the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Steering Group meeting on February 4, 2016, detailing the provisional 2016 plan, strategy for mainstreaming the green economy, and discussions regarding the organizational relationship and risk distribution between the GEC and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

This briefing by the Green Economy Coalition outlines ten priority options for governments and stakeholders to ensure that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is just, green, and transformative. It argues that recovery efforts should address systemic risks—including climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality—by aligning stimulus packages with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition reviews the first ten years of the SEED Awards (2005-2015), an initiative founded by UNEP, UNDP, and IUCN to support social and environmental enterprises. It analyzes the survival and impact of 202 SEED Winners across 37 countries, highlighting the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships and tailored support in fostering green and inclusive growth at the grassroots level.

The report 'Small is Powerful' by the Green Economy Coalition advocates for the recognition and financial support of Local Green Enterprises (LGEs)—micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that prioritize economic, environmental, and social impacts. Through case studies in India, Mongolia, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda, the document highlights how LGEs act as catalysts for resilient local economies but are frequently hindered by a lack of formal definitions, restrictive collateral requirements, and limited financial literacy.

This briefing by the Green Economy Coalition argues that the existing social contract is broken due to rising inequality and distrust in institutions. It proposes the creation of a new, intersectional social contract that integrates human wellbeing with planetary health to ensure a just transition to a green economy.

The BRICS nations experienced a record-breaking expansion of power capacity in 2025, characterized by a simultaneous surge in both fossil fuel and renewable energy installations. While solar and wind additions reached historic highs, primarily driven by China and India, fossil fuel capacity also saw its largest net annual increase on record. This 'split transition' is marked by a trend where coal capacity continues to grow even as coal-fired generation declines in leading nations due to the rapid scaling of renewables.

This case study describes the application of a metacoupling approach to the management of biosphere reserves (BRs), specifically within the context of South Africa. It outlines how this framework can be used to understand human-nature interactions and resource flows to ensure equitable outcomes for marginalized communities.

This research brief outlines key principles for applying a metacoupling framework to social-ecological systems (SES). It emphasizes the need to understand interconnections across multiple scales—local, neighboring, and global—to identify leverage points for enhancing social justice, equity, and resilience, particularly within value chains.

Envireo, a subsidiary of the GreenCape Sector Development Agency, is seeking to register solar PV Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) vendors to participate in a simplified and competitive procurement service for clients.

This case study describes how the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) helped The Fugard Theatre manage a stockpile of half-used batteries by creating partnerships with the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Department and various charities.

The Green Outcomes Fund (GOF) is a pioneering climate finance instrument launched in January 2020 to incentivise investment in South Africa's green small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). By using an outcomes-based payment model, the GOF provides grant funding to Catalytic Finance Partners (CFPs) who deploy private capital into green SMMEs, with reimbursements triggered by the creation of verified green outcomes, primarily permanent direct jobs.

This case study describes how the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) facilitated the collection and recycling of electronic waste (e-waste) from Duferco Steel Processing and FS Smit by connecting them with Cape E-Waste.

This industry brief by GreenCape examines the service delivery crisis in South Africa's low-income communities and proposes Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) as a sustainable, community-led paradigm shift to bridge gaps in water, sanitation, energy, and waste management.

This FAQ document describes the Alternative Service Delivery Unit (ASDU), an initiative implemented by GreenCape to manage energy services for unserviced communities. The document specifically outlines a tender process for providing energy services to the Nomzamo Agricultural Village in Mpumalanga, South Africa, focusing on a community-led, financially sustainable model.

The Atlantis Greentech Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is a proposed industrial hub in Atlantis, South Africa, designed to attract green technology and renewable energy manufacturing. Established as a hub in 2011, it already hosts investors like Gestamp Renewable Industries and Resolux. The zone offers significant incentives, including a 15% preferential corporate tax, municipal electricity subsidies, and fast-tracked development approvals, leveraging its proximity to Cape Town and Saldanha port.

This case study examines the City of Cape Town's (CCT) development of the Atlantis solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, a pioneering utility-scale renewable energy project owned and operated by a South African metropolitan municipality. The document details the project's governance through a corporate project, programme, and portfolio management (CPPPM) framework, the legal challenges overcome to enable municipal energy autonomy, and the use of an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracting strategy to mitigate financial and technical risks.

This briefing by GreenCape provides guiding principles for South African municipalities to design electricity tariffs that accommodate Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG), specifically renewable energy fed back into the grid. It emphasizes the need for tariffs to recover network and service costs while providing transparent, risk-reducing incentives for renewable investment without encouraging grid defection.

This briefing by GreenCape explores how Black Soldier Fly (BSF) agriculture in South Africa can utilize carbon markets to generate revenue and de-risk operations. It details three primary pathways for carbon mitigation—landfill diversion, alternative protein production, and soil carbon sequestration—while outlining the regulatory landscape of South Africa's Carbon Tax Act and the technical challenges of project registration.

This regulatory landscape brief by GreenCape outlines the legal requirements for establishing and operating Black Soldier Fly (BSF) agriculture projects in South Africa. It details the necessary compliance frameworks across environmental impact assessments, waste treatment, animal feed and fertiliser production, air quality, and land use to support the circular economy by upcycling organic waste into high-value products.

This case study by GreenCape examines the water stewardship and resilience strategies implemented by PepsiCo, focusing on its manufacturing facility in Parow, Cape Town. The document details how the company combines site-specific technological investments, such as advanced potato peeling equipment, with catchment-level initiatives and community water access projects to achieve its goal of becoming Net Water Positive by 2030.