Juan Riaza

Global Factor is an international group specialized in providing global, innovative and sustainable solutions in areas such as climate change, energy, sustainability, circular economy and trading. Since 2004, the firm has taken part in more than 1,400 projects for more than 700 clients, public and private, in over 44 countries. Factor is made up of an international and multidisciplinary team of more than 30 experts, spread throughout a network of offices in Bilbao and Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (México), and Quito (Ecuador). Factor has worked with several International Organizations in the development of climate change and sustainability policies and institutional capacity building in the areas of climate change and sustainability related fields. Some of the main clients are the World Bank Group (WB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Commission, (EC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), the French Development Agency (AFD), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and several regional and local governments, of developed and developing countries, among others. Factor has experience in delivering consulting services in diverse fields of action in the area of mitigation and adaption to climate change, circular economy and green/climate finance, particularly in the promotion of low-carbon and green growth development incorporating circular economy and low emissions approaches across different sectors such as waste, energy, LULUCF, industry (oil&gas, cement, paper, steel, construction, among others); and providing advisory services to government bodies in different fields related to sustainability with a focus on circular economy, energy and resource efficiency and waste management. Global Factor is well experienced in EU funding aplications. We are currently partners in 6 EU funded projects. You can explore more at https://www.globalfactor.com/en/projects/