Paradigm change: bringing positive impact to mainstream finance
On September 25th 2015, countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda.
An estimated $5-7 trillion a year until 2030 are needed to realize the SDGs worldwide. As discussed on the first day of the GRT, new business and financing models will need to be created and centred directly around SDG impacts. But are financial institutions ready for positive impact business?
A year ago, UNEP FI released the Positive Impact Manifesto, which calls for a new financing paradigm, suggesting that the attainment of the SDGs requires a new, impact-based approach to business and finance.
Through its Positive Impact Working Group, UNEP FI has since been developing a high-level framework to guide financial institutions towards this transition: the Principles for Positive Impact Finance.
Join this consultation workshop for a preview and discussion of the draft Principles.
Speakers: UNEP FI Secretariat and Positive Impact Working Group focal points
- Leonie Schreve, Head of Sustainable Lending, ING;
- Denis Childs, Head of Environmental and Social Advisory and Positive Impact Finance, Société Générale;
- James Vaccaro, Head of Corporate Strategy, Triodos Bank and
- Hervé Guez, Head of SRI Research, Mirova.
