Strategic finance advisory · Since 2019
Catalysing capital at scale for sustainable investments
Independent strategic finance advisory and innovation to unlock and mobilise capital for sustainable environmental and social investments across Emerging Markets and Developing Economies.
About Sustainabar
Institutional finance, applied where it matters most
Sustainabar is an independent strategic finance advisory and innovation firm focused on catalysing capital at scale for sustainable environmental and social investments. Founded in 2019 by development finance expert Roopal Kanabar, Sustainabar brings the instruments, expertise and thinking of institutional finance to the markets, projects and challenges where they can have the greatest impact.
Mission
Our mission is to catalyse capital to flow at scale to sustainable environmental and social investments, while ensuring outcomes for people and local communities are at the heart of proposed solutions.
Financial innovation
Sustainabar FX Lab
Sustainabar FX Lab is Sustainabar’s dedicated financial innovation platform, developing new ways to make existing financial flows work more efficiently and unlock investment in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs).
Its flagship work uses everyday diaspora remittance flows to make Foreign Exchange (FX) hedging more affordable, helping unlock private investment that currency risk has long held back.
Featured work
Sierra Leone Feasibility Assessment
Diaspora Remittances for Cost-Effective FX Hedges
The first-stage feasibility assessment behind Sustainabar FX Lab’s Sierra Leone pilot, examining the market opportunity and the legal, institutional, commercial, financial and operational considerations involved.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions
What does Sustainabar do?
Sustainabar is an independent strategic finance advisory and innovation firm focused on catalysing capital at scale for sustainable environmental and social investments. We work across EMDEs, bringing the expertise, instruments and thinking of institutional finance to the markets, projects and challenges where they can have the greatest impact.
Who founded Sustainabar?
Sustainabar was founded in 2019 by Roopal Kanabar, a development finance expert with more than a decade of experience in senior finance roles at Citibank before moving into sustainable and development finance.
What is sustainable finance advisory?
Sustainable finance advisory helps organisations design, structure and mobilise capital for investments that deliver environmental and social outcomes. It combines financial expertise with an understanding of development and sustainability challenges to create financing solutions that are both commercially viable and capable of delivering impact.
What is Sustainabar FX Lab?
Sustainabar FX Lab is Sustainabar’s dedicated financial innovation platform, developing new financial architectures to unlock investment in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Its flagship work explores how everyday diaspora remittance flows can be used to make FX hedging more affordable, helping unlock private investment that currency risk has long held back.
Where does Sustainabar work?
Sustainabar works with clients and partners globally, with a particular focus on EMDEs. Our work supports investments and financial solutions that contribute to environmental and social outcomes, including the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.