HIFI (HELIO Index For Investors)
In the next few years, trillions of dollars of
investments will be spent in the energy sector.
What criteria will guide investors and government
policy-makers?
Indeed, there is a growing need in the sustainable
investment community for tools that provide timely
information on the quality of country policies. This need
stems from the desire of investors to target improved
efficiency and direct their investments towards socially
responsible alternatives that lead to ecodevelopment.
The main advantages of HIFI are that:
it is founded on the Working Group on Statistics for
Sustainable Development (WGSSD) framework.4
Accordingly, HIFI provides a multi-faceted view on
sustainable energy investments;
it can cover all world’s countries, enabling rigorous
comparisons on a global scale;
it focuses on policies that are within the control of
policy makers in the energy sector.
The HIFI allows all stakeholders – investors, policymakers
and members of civil society – to monitor the
effectiveness of national policies, thus helping to identify
opportunities for successful investment in climate-proof,
sustainable energy projects. This tool acts as a signal for
investors to invest in a country where projects are likely
to be more successful and profitable. It will also allow
investors to compare performance across countries and
identify those that offer better conditions for investment
in energy projects. In this way, HIFI will also prompt
countries to improve their own energy policies.
HIFI, which aims to promote sound energy investments
in economic, environmental, technological, civic and
societal terms through assessments of conditions and
policies at country level, will generate a unique set of
primary data that will be
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