Regional Activities

"There can be no debate that financial institutions have a critical role and responsibility towards the financing of sustainable development in Africa. The challenge is to develop appropriate strategies for this and to identify areas for financing. These must be developed within the context of conditions in Africa and must not be totally informed by conditions in developed countries"

Mr. Cas Coovadia
The Banking Association South Africa
Co-Chair, UNEP FI African Task Force

The African Task Force (ATF) was launched following the UNEP FI Regional Outreach Event in Midrand, South Africa (January 2002) to support and expand sustainable financial practice in Africa.

Learn more in the UNEP FI African Task Force Brochure:

• English (PDF: 2.1 MB)
• French (PDF: 519 KB)

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Goals

The African Task Force work programme is focused on:

1. setting sustainability priorities for the African financial sector,
2. the potential to establish general standards or codes of conduct on finance and sustainability in Africa,
3. the overall integration of a triple bottom line approach to the operations of the African financial sector.

Work Programme

The African Task Force is currently:

• developing group projects on risk management and corporate governance,
• forging closer links with international and regional governmental sectors for future work programmes,
• encouraging participation of new members through its membership drive.

Members

The UNEP FI African Task Force is currently comprised of members from the African financial sector and a smaller associate group of broader stakeholders.

Learn more about the conditions and benefits of ATF membership (PDF: 171kb).

Chair: Cas Coovadia, The Banking Association South Africa

Contact

Cristina Gueco
africa [at] unepfi.org