The transition to a low-carbon economy requires a common language under which corporates and financial institutions communicate and disclose climate-related issues. As companies engage on climate-aligned strategies, the need for standardization and comparability fostering decision-making becomes critical. This event sheds lights on the emergence of international sustainability standards and how they translate into Swiss initiatives and the Swiss Climate Scores.
Prof. Adam Marszk and Prof. Ewa Lechman will present their forthcoming book (Academic Press) which covers various aspects of the European sustainable investing exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the empirical study of their effects for the financial and socio-economic systems as well as their possible impact on the environment. Julie Segal will broaden the discussion, building off profs. Marszk and Lechman’s research with a focus on equity and justice as well as policy and regulation.
Through this panel, we aim to take the audience through a journey from developed to emerging and frontier markets presenting the bridges which allow money to flow seamlessly from a mindful investor to a financial institution serving medium and small enterprises. Actors of that virtuous circle will be invited to present their first-hand experience.
In order to develop low-carbon and climate resilient infrastructure projects, using a combination of technical assistance and blended finance is proving to be successful. The session will use the example of the Subnational climate finance Fund to demonstrate the concept.
The impact investing market is converging around a set of common standards, tools and principles for impact management & measurement practice (e.g., OPIM, IMP, SDG Impact). This panel will reflect on the current state of market infrastructure for impact transparency & accountability, including the role of independent verification, and discuss standardisation of impact performance reporting as the next frontier.
Nature is rising up policy and market agendas with unprecedented speed. Visibility of nature-related risks and investment is growing, alongside nature’s place in addressing climate and food security. Now is the moment to align global finance with nature positive, equitable outcomes. Find out how Geneva’s nature-finance ecosystem is scaling up advocacy, market shaping and innovation activities to deliver this objective.
Building Bridges Summit 2022