Companies Creating Change (C3), in partnership with HSBC, has launched the C3 Nature Impact Accelerator which aims to back high-potential initiatives restoring critical ecosystems, advancing nature positive solutions, and building resilient communities across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye, and Southeast Asia.
Designed as a 10-week program, the accelerator will support an initial cohort of 20 initiatives, providing them with intensive expert-led capacity building workshops that will delve on strengthening the technical, operational, and financial readiness as well as impact measurement.
“Nature is one of our strongest allies in tackling climate risk and building resilience but nature-based solutions need more funding,” said HSBC Head of Philanthropy David Ramos.
“No single organisation can restore ecosystems at the pace and scale required, so this accelerator is about changing that equation together,” he added.
The accelerator program focuses on three priority themes: Dryland & Desert Ecosystem Restoration, Urban Nature & Heat Resilience and Wetlands & Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration.
From the cohort of 20 startups, the top 10–12 initiatives will be selected to advance to the second phase of the program, in which they will receive tailored one-to-one coaching from leaders in the ecosystem.
Beyond providing capacity building and coaching, the Nature Impact Accelerator also aims to strengthen the regional Nature-based Solutions platform by creating connections between initiatives and municipalities, NGOs, corporates, foundations, technical experts, and ecosystem players.
This, in turn, is expected to result in new pathways for collaboration, implementation, and long-term impact.
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Medea Nocentini, Founder of Companies Creating Change (C3) and Senior Partner at Global Ventures, commented, “Through the Nature Impact Accelerator, we are creating a platform that brings together practical capacity building, expert coaching, strategic partnerships, and implementation support to help community-driven initiatives to grow and scale their impact. “
The program will culminate at the HSBC Nature Impact Showcase at the HSBC HQ, where accelerator participants will present their work to an audience of partners, funders, policymakers, and sustainability leaders.
Parties interested in applying for this opportunity can do so on the program’s website, before 16 August 2026.
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