The mission, funded by European Union funds, will assess the relevance and feasibility of at least six relevant certification schemes within the Bank’s approach to the “green” economy (GET) and propose a concrete plan to expand Moldovan SMEs’ access to “green” financing.
The deadline for submitting proposals is June 24, 2026; the study is scheduled to begin on August 1, 2026, with an estimated duration of four months.
What is GET-compliant green certification?
The “Green Economy Transition” (GET) approach is the EBRD’s internal methodology for classifying environmental standards and labels that provide access to green financing structured by the bank. This category includes environmental management systems, sector-specific sustainability labels, energy and resource efficiency certificates, as well as organic or climate schemes.
For Moldovan SMEs, particularly in agriculture, these certifications are becoming an increasingly important tool for accessing European value chains in the context of the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the European Union.
Why did the EBRD launch this study?
According to the tender documentation, the adoption of “green” certificates and related green financing remains low among Moldovan SMEs, despite the growing availability of green financing instruments. The EBRD identifies four main barriers: low awareness, the perception of high costs, limited technical capacity, and insufficient alignment between certification requirements and existing financial solutions.
The bank already has its own list of compliance criteria for transactions with financial intermediaries—the so-called “FI Transaction GET-eligible” schemes. The aim of this study is to assess the relevance of this list specifically in the Moldovan market, focusing on priority sectors of “green” finance, as well as to use it to structure future projects with financial intermediaries and non-financial organizations providing services to small and medium-sized enterprises.
