UN-Habitat and UN Regional Economic Commissions, together with the Geneva Cities Hub put spotlight on opportunities for SDG-aligned investments directly in cities. The event will include mayors, financial actors, UN agencies to discuss sustainable financing for economic and social recovery projects. Discussions are followed by matchmaking between cities and investors.
AMAS and SSF are developing a Swiss Stewardship Code to create a level playing field between asset managers, asset owners and service providers. It defines best practices and creates the basis for more activity and better comparability of stewardship activities. The Code would be launched in this BB’s session.
The session will enable participants to explore the world of fintech and understand its potential to address the SDGs and accelerate a transition to a sustainable financial system. It will highlight key areas where fintech is making a difference and outline concrete examples of tech solutions that already exist.
The event is organised as a 60-minute roundtable fishbowl discussion format. The inner circle participants are:
- Qasim Abbas (Co-Founder, The Ark)
- Christoph Baumann (Envoy for Sustainable Finance, SIF)
- Frederic Fournier (CEO, Open Forest Protocol)
- Yvonne Johansson (Co-Head, Center of Excellence Sustainability, UBS Switzerland)
- Oliver Marchand (Head of Climate Risk Center, MSCI)
- Thomas Puschmann (Executive Director, Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance, Stanford & University of Zurich)
- Gerrit Sindermann (Deputy Executive Director, Green Digital Finance Alliance)
- Simone Thompson (Co-Founder and CEO, Climada)
Regulation plays an immutable role in facilitating mainstream involvement of pension funds in the impact economy. Clarity on the legality is often a key barrier faced, while legal incentives accelerate mainstream adoption. We will hear of existing regulations in Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Nigeria and Ghana and hear practical strategies.
Join us for an interactive workshop to support participants in developing their own foresight scenarios about the future of finance!
At the forefront of the future of finance, we understand the importance of integrating diverse practices to drive innovation and positive change. By combining the principles of Heart Intelligence with Design Thinking, we empower you and your teams to connect with your emotions, empathize with others, and unlock deeper insights.
This integration allows participants of the workshop to go beyond conventional approaches and tap into their innate creativity and compassion. By infusing Heart Intelligence into Design Thinking, we foster the development of more meaningful, social, and environmentally conscious solutions.
Through this holistic approach, we believe in harnessing the power of emotions and empathy to shape the future of finance, where financial decisions are not only driven by numbers but also by a deep understanding of human needs and aspirations.
We will coach each team to define a future vision and to define their roles towards the vision they have co-created themselves using foresight scenario techniques. Each individual will leave the workshop with a clearer perspective on how they can take steps today toward a solution space that they can identify with.
Financial institutions have a key role to play in ensuring the sustainability of marine environments. GDFA, leading a consortium partnering with the financial sector, completed a 2-year initiative to accelerate the adoption of metrics for ocean-related impacts and financial decision making. We present and workshop the next phase of collaboration.
The Paris Agreement requires financial flows to follow a pathway towards low GHG emissions. To implement this, how can data and standards accelerate the climate transition in the financial sector? Answers will be provided through an immersive role-playing game. Take part and bring your own expertise to the table!
Given the imperative for change, sustainability also becomes prevalent in insurance underwriting, both as a source of risk and as potential impacts on environment and society. This SIA and PSI co-hosted session focuses on factoring sustainability into underwriting practices while touching upon approaches to handle the complexity of sustainability risks.
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ENCORE is a key tool used by businesses and financial institutions to understand their potential impacts and dependencies on nature, and their associated nature-related risks and opportunities. This event will present the latest and upcoming updates to ENCORE and use cases for ENCORE in TNFD reporting.
The TNFD framework aims to serve as a risk management and disclosure framework for financial institutions and companies to incorporate nature-related risks and opportunities into their strategic planning, risk management and asset allocation decisions. This workshop will discuss lessons learned from early adopters and the journey ahead.