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financing, the programme also provides targeted capacity-
building support to strengthen the business resilience and
long-term success of MSME clients.

Furthermore, efforts to stimulate sustainable markets resulted
in the successful launch of the Caribbean’s first Sustainability
Expo, which mobilised over 3,000 attendees daily and ignited
growth and visibility for 126 sustainable businesses. These
actions confirm that responsible growth is the most powerful
driver of profitability and shared prosperity. The report also
showcases subsidiary-level initiatives from renewable energy
investments in Grenada and Ghana to coral reef restoration in
Barbados, food security financing in Trinidad and Tobago and
Guyana, and youth empowerment projects across Suriname
and the Eastern Caribbean.

RFHL’s institutional capacity was critically enhanced, Furthermore, efforts to stimulate sustainable
establishing the necessary infrastructure to future-proof markets resulted in the successful launch
the organisation. The Group advanced its environmental of the Caribbean’s first Sustainability Expo,
performance by establishing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions
baseline and strengthening emissions measurement across which mobilised over 3,000 attendees daily
all subsidiaries. Internal expertise was fortified through and ignited growth and visibility for 126
the deployment of 18 high-impact sustainability training sustainable businesses
sessions for Board and branch leadership. Governance was
reinforced through a formal Sustainability policy framework
and enhanced Board oversight to embed sustainability into Bolstered by the successful integration of our sustainability
core strategic decision-making. Externally, global influence initiatives across the entire Group, this inaugural, globally
was extended through leadership in the Glasgow Financial aligned report decisively reinforces RFHL’s status as the
Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) Caribbean Chapter and the regional pioneer in sustainable finance and serves as the
successful delivery of mission-critical technical assistance to definitive statement of our commitment to a resilient and
our subsidiary in Grenada, advancing its application to Stage inclusive future.
2 of the accreditation process to access transformative capital
from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Read the full report at rfhl.com/sr2025/