About Us

SFgo supports clients in structuring their funding and projects.

€ billion

Annual need for investment for Portugal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

of EU companies have already invested in climate change, and more than half plan to invest over the next three years (EIB Investment Survey 2023)

of total bank loans to companies are related to the sectors most exposed to climate transition risk (Annual Report on the Banking Sector’s Exposure to Climate Risk, Banco de Portugal, July 2023)

of EU companies consider their business is already affected by physical climate risks, although only 36% of all companies implemented measures to build resilience against these risks (EIB Investment Survey 2023)

Manifesto

At SFgo we believe that profitability and sustainability are inextricably linked. The ESG paradigm is here to stay and brings demanding challenges to companies and banks, in a world where sustainability ceased to be a vision to become a condition of existence.

Navigating this new paradigm means adapting the business model to a regulatory framework that is new to companies and financing institutions, which are now in the process of incorporating it.

At SFgo, we stand side by side with companies and the banking sector in the transition to this disruptive new reality that presents opportunities to the entire business ecosystem.

No room for utopias

We are all building a new world in which there is no room for utopias. A world where business profitability must remain a cornerstone, but prioritising a matrix of sustainability, and ensuring compliance with the environmental and social targets expected of the company.

We are an independent advisory firm providing financial advice to companies throughout the entire lifecycle of projects and funding.

We believe that companies and banks are aligned in the requirements of the sustainability paradigm and that the major challenge is to establish a common language and shared standards.

SFgo stands by its clients at all stages of the lifecycle of their investments and projects, providing support in structuring, analysing viability, raising financing, assessing and managing credit risk.

Aware of the need to establish a common platform between companies and financial institutions, including banks and private investment, SFgo also supports financing entities in analysing investment projects based on sustainability criteria, aligned with regulatory requirements in terms of ESG.

Companies must and will have to view the sustainability of their business as a strategic pillar of their survival and growth, otherwise they may compromise the financing of their activity. SFgo exists to support banks and companies in this transition process and to add value to the relationship between them.

Because it’s where everything starts.

Trust

Because we are powered by our clients’ energy and ambition.

Proximity

Because we add value tailored to the needs of each client.

Competence

In our work and the relationships we build.

Rigour

What drives us

To promote sustainability, aligning companies and banks into a shared vision. SFgo firmly believes that ESG criteria are the answer to the challenge of sustainability in the long term, as it should be.

We aim to help banks and companies develop sustainable projects and financing, addressing not only financial aspects but also environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects.

We bring a shared vision of true partnership between banks and other financing entities and the projects they are challenged to support.

We embrace each challenge as unique and as an opportunity to innovate and add value.

We believe in the power of teamwork, in a multidisciplinary approach and in co-creation with our clients.