The climate and sustainability funding gap is widening faster than the responses.
Climate change and social inequality are accelerating faster than public funding, policy responses, and traditional capital allocation models can keep pace. The result is a widening climate and sustainability funding gap: trillions of dollars of incremental capital required to finance a just transition, climate adaptation, and long-term economic resilience, with insufficient capital being efficiently allocated to risk-adjusted, impact-generating opportunities.
At Climate Finance Advisors, we believe capital can be both mission-aligned and return-seeking, supporting institutional portfolios, financial institutions, and public-sector balance sheets in meeting today’s objectives while remaining financially resilient across market cycles.
Investors and financial institutions can align their portfolios and balance sheets with sustainability and impact objectives to enhance risk-adjusted returns over the long term, while achieving a more efficient and intentional allocation of capital — reducing exposure to uncompensated climate and social risks and positioning portfolios for structural shifts and emerging opportunities.
- Senior executive-level industry experience combined with advanced academic and technical training
- A pure play firm operating at the intersection of finance and sustainability, helping clients achieve a more efficient allocation of capital across risk, return and impact
- A bilingual firm based at the heart of Canada’s emerging sustainable finance ecosystem in Montreal
- Scalable solutions delivered through organizational capacity building
A consulting firm at the intersection of sustainability science and financial performance.
Climate Finance Advisors (CF Advisors) is a consulting firm based in Montreal, QC focused on sustainable investing, sustainable finance, capacity building, and strategy. Employee owned and people centered, CF Advisors operates at the intersection of sustainability science and financial performance. Our team is driven by industry experience and supported by academic training, leveraging the power of collaboration to push the limits of financial innovation. As a social purpose organization, our north star is to advise investors and financial institutions around the world to achieve an efficient allocation of capital in the context of climate change and sustainability factors. We understand that climate impacts are unevenly distributed and are passionate about combining the power of finance with sustainability strategies to build equitable, resilient, and prosperous communities.
Climate Finance Advisors was founded by Jason Taylor and Andrea Kilibarda out of a shared conviction: that capital markets can play a far more constructive role in shaping a resilient, equitable future.
After building their careers in senior roles within Canada’s banking sector, where they helped establish and advance sustainable finance practices, Jason and Andrea made a deliberate choice to step away from traditional paths — to pursue a theory of change they believe deeply in, one that places long-term value creation, climate stability, and social prosperity at the center of financial decision-making.
Together, they bring more than a decade of specialized experience in sustainable finance. More importantly, they bring a commitment to applying that expertise where it matters most: helping investors and financial institutions navigate complexity, allocate capital with intention, and mobilize finance in ways that are disciplined, impactful, and future-oriented.
We are passionate about combining the power of finance with sustainability strategies to build equitable, resilient, and prosperous communities.
We guide asset owners and managers with clarity in creating robust investment portfolios and developing methods and instruments to overcome climate-related challenges to move towards a net zero emissions economy.
Jason Taylor
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
CFA · CAIA · MBA
A recognized leader in sustainable finance with over a decade of experience bridging capital markets and sustainability innovation. He led sustainable finance teams at National Bank of Canada and Scotiabank and is Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Investing at Concordia’s John Molson School of Business. Named one of Poets & Quants' Best & Brightest MBAs, he is completing a Master’s in Sustainability at HEC Montréal — with ISO GHG Accounting, SASB, GRI, CFA ESG Investing and Stanford Energy and Innovation certifications.
Andrea Kilibarda
Co-Founder · Head of Client Delivery and Impact
B.Com. Finance · CFA ESG Investing
An emerging leader in sustainable investing and finance. At National Bank of Canada, she helped pioneer the country’s first Blue Loan and first Social Loan, mobilizing billions — with advisory work spanning transition finance, carbon and nature-based solutions, governance and product development. Named among Corporate Knights' Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability and Valedictorian of Concordia’s John Molson School of Business, she is completing a Master of Science in Global Environment and Sustainability.
Ben Traugott
Sustainable Finance Analyst
Dartmouth College · Loran Scholar · CFA Level II Candidate
A strong foundation in environmental science, economics, policy, and sustainable finance. A Dartmouth graduate in Environmental Studies and Economics, he produced independent research on multi-jurisdictional carbon pricing and the human-capital costs of climate change, and has worked with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. His passion for the environment grew over 150 days of wilderness canoe expeditions across northern Canada.
Driss Berbich
Sustainable Investment Consulting Analyst
McGill University · Mathematics & Computer Science
Pursuing a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at McGill University, with experience across the aerospace and technology sectors in automation, AI-driven workflows and advanced data solutions. At Climate Finance Advisors, he supports the investment consulting division through research, analysis and technology-enabled solutions that help investors optimize capital allocation for risk, return and impact.
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