Traro^®: Revolutionizing Impact Investment Screening

Globally, we need an estimated total of $8.1trillion in investment by 2050 to tackle our planetary crisis. Public balance sheets are too thin to finance this, thus demanding 60% to 70% (~$5.6T) of this capital to come from private capital. 
To enable impact investing from the private sector to accelerate with the urgency and scale of action required, better tools are needed to help direct capital to opportunities. 

Traro^®, a platform developed by Gordian Knot Strategies (GKS), is the culmination of years of research and experience in bridging the gap between impact investors, corporate actors, and climate solution project developers. 

The initial research funded by the Walton Family Foundation in collaboration with the Conservation Finance Network resulted in our white paper, “Enduring Arches.”

The goal of Traro^® is to become the FICO score of climate investment opportunities. The platform tool empowers capital providers to efficiently screen opportunities, score and rank them, make informed decisions to move to due diligence, and ultimately accelerate the flow of capital into impactful climate solutions.

Traro^® allows for expedited screening using just seven key attributes that are pivotal in determining whether a project is optimally positioned for impact and financial returns. 

We have drafted a guide that incorporates some of Traro’s key learnings on effective screening of impact investment opportunities. Click below to download our Smarter Climate Investing: 7 Strategic Filters Before Your First Impact Dollar.

Gordian Knot Strategies had a free webinar on October 2nd, 2025 where we shared the proven best practices for integrating these screening strategies into your impact investment deal origination approach. If you weren’t able to attend, the recording link can be found below.