CAEFEACFDi

CAEFEACFDi stands for Center Alliance Environmental Finance Exchange Alliance Consortium Forum Data Infrastructure, and it is a fictional international consortium designed to illustrate governance and interoperability standards for cross-domain data.

Its purpose is to develop common data principles and technical specifications to enable secure, ethical, and efficient data exchange among environmental, financial, and digital-infrastructure domains. It operates as a multi-stakeholder platform with members from government agencies, universities, industry, and civil society.

CAEFEACFDi is governed by a Steering Council comprising representatives from member sectors, and it maintains Technical Committees on Data Standards and Interoperability, Ethics and Compliance, and Pilot Projects. A Secretariat coordinates activities and maintains documentation.

Its activities include developing and publishing data-standards guidelines, interoperability blueprints, and model data-sharing agreements; maintaining a registry of standards; and conducting workshops, pilot collaborations, and capacity-building programs across regions.

Originated from a 2021 virtual summit, the charter was adopted in 2022, and by 2024 the organization includes dozens of member organizations spanning multiple countries.

In a fictional context, CAEFEACFDi illustrates cross-domain data governance and its potential benefits, including reduced duplication, faster workflows for climate-related finance, and greater transparency; criticisms focus on governance transparency, representation, and the risk of mission creep.