The Delian League, a historic alliance led by Athens, stands as an enduring symbol of collaboration against common threats in ancient Greece. Fast forward to the 21st century, we bring together the founding and affiliate members of the Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance (NZECA) to discuss the alliance's goals and shed light on how these institutions plan to deliver net-zero economies by 2050 by supporting the decarbonisation of trade and facilitating joint action from public and private finance. We explore the implications of these commitments for exporters, banks and ECAs, and the mechanisms by which members will publish emissions data and adhere to climate portfolio alignment methodologies.

As both industry and government increasingly emphasise the creation of a greener and more equitable global society, the mandates of ECAs and DFIs have become more aligned towards ESG projects and realising the UN SDGs. Consequently, we observe an enhanced convergence and collaboration between ECAs, DFIs, and the private sector. We bring together agency leaders to assess whether we are doing enough to pool our resources to address the infrastructure funding gap in developing nations and finance the global energy transition. We ask how increased cooperation between ECAs & DFIs has helped finance big-ticket projects? With the IFC performance standards serving as a useful tool for assessing investment criteria, can we learn from this to create standardised arrangements for presenting loan packages and ECAs? How can we further foster this harmonious relationship to bring more projects over the line?