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Security report for greenclimate.fund

Green Climate Fund · Government · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate finance organization dedicated to mobilizing and delivering capital to developing countries to support climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. The website reflects a well-established global entity with a strong market position as a leading climate fund. It offers comprehensive information on projects, governance, funding modalities, and partnerships, targeting governments, accredited entities, and climate finance stakeholders. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with modern web technologies including Bootstrap, Modernizr, and advanced analytics tools such as Microsoft Clarity and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and demonstrates good SEO practices. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data. However, explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating good compliance with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich platform aligned with the organization's mission. The lack of WHOIS data is mitigated by the organization's global reputation and transparent content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security.txt file, and providing clearer incident response contacts to strengthen security posture and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
95
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
80

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

GCF operates as a large, essential entity in the government and non-profit sectors focused on climate finance. Its business model revolves around mobilizing funds and supporting climate projects in developing countries. The organization benefits from a strong partnership ecosystem, including UN agencies and accredited entities. The website content and structure indicate a mature digital presence with extensive project portfolios and stakeholder engagement. Growth indicators include active news updates, events, and impact stories. The organization maintains a consistent brand and high content quality, reinforcing its market leadership in climate finance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms supports compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and lack of a published vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file represent areas for improvement. Incident response contact information is not clearly provided, which could hinder timely reporting of security issues. Overall, the security maturity is solid but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve incident response readiness.
  3. Provide clear and accessible incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.
  5. Enhance website performance optimization to improve loading speed and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Green Climate Fund
Description
GCF is the world’s climate fund for developing countries. It mobilises and delivers capital at scale, strengthens institutions, supports transformative change, and brings together partnership networks to deliver impact.
Key services
Climate finance mobilization, Project funding and support, Capacity building and readiness support, Partnership facilitation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, New Relic monitoring, Google Tag Manager, Clarity Microsoft analytics, Swiper.js for sliders
Frameworks
Bootstrap (navbar classes), Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security policies referenced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong focus on climate finance and international development
  3. Multiple official social media and partner links present
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely privacy protected
  6. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  7. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and Modernizr for feature detection. It uses advanced JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for interactive sliders and integrates analytics platforms including Microsoft Clarity and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clean navigation structure. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in load times. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a professional and engaging user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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