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Marksman Consulting is the environmental finance consultancy created by Christoph Harwood to provide advice and
support to clients in the low carbon and sustainable economy financing sector.
Different environmental activities
often require different financial solutions and Marksman Consulting looks across all finance types to help decide what type
of finance is required for that activity. The choice of finance will also drive the design of the associated business model
and so advice is additionally provided on changes that might be required to deliver a successful programme.
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There are three areas of focus where Marksman Consulting can bring specific expertise.
1. Helping low carbon ventures write business plans that fit with the capital markets. Many low carbon ventures, be they technology companies or investment funds leave it too late to talk to the finance
sector, waiting until their propositions are well developed. Marksman Consulting advises such ventures on how to write
business plans that in a capital constrained world fit around the capital through a process of direct advice and finance sector
research.
2. Local authority support. Based on work carried out for the Energy Saving Trust since 2009 , Marksman Consulting has been working closely with
local authorities on how to finance large scale Green Deal housing retrofit to enable them to hit their carbon targets.
This work is now expanding into the roles that can be played by local authorities in delivering the low carbon economy.
This enables them not just to achieve their low carbon targets but to deliver local green jobs and to create growth in this
new sector of the economy.
3. Low carbon economy investing. As we move from a high to a low carbon economy over the coming years so investors need to adjust their holdings accordingly.
A review of current investor activity shows this change is not yet being taken into account in investment decisions.
Work by Marksman Consulting suggests that these issues can be addressed in a structured systemic manner so as to reduce long
term risks and identify new opportunities.
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