In this update, Ryan Anderton highlights the changing landscape of DFI climate finance, shares insights from the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, and outlines his hopes for future progress.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – including the last opportunity to feature in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, latest dates for our free training, and news from across the sector.
Our regular roundup of news on aid and development transparency – featuring the key findings of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index, a chance to catch up on recent discussions on localisation, the opportunity to participate in the next Aid Transparency Index, and reflections on the FfD4 conference.
In May, we released our Metrics Matter III report, which found that major donors are still only directing a tiny portion of their funding to local organisations. Our findings provided the springboard to a broader discussion on what’s holding locally led development back – and what needs to change. In this blog, Henry Lewis reflects on the conversation among civil society leaders, donors, and policy experts, and where we go from here.
Catch up on the launch of the 2025 DFI Transparency Index – our latest assessment of how the world’s leading development finance institutions are performing on transparency – in partnership with ODI Global. Watch now to hear from DFIs, civil society and private sector representatives and explore how we can improve financial and impact transparency in climate and development finance.
The 2025 DFI Transparency Index reveals broad-based improvements in transparency among development finance institutions (DFIs) over the last two years, but also highlights significant shortcomings, particularly in relation to impact, private capital mobilisation and climate finance.
