As traditional development financing evolves, National Development Banks (NDBs) are becoming pivotal in unlocking funding for the SDGs. Building on its partnership with the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), SHF together with DBN, UNCDF, AFD, and other partners will showcase how collaboration with NDBs can facilitate local currency financing, reduce exchange rate risks, and enhance country ownership, ultimately driving transformative impact for people, economies, and the environment.
The event will tackle the many angles that nature finance can take – from shareholder engagement, financing opportunities locally (in Switzerland), and investing opportunities globally to risk mitigation and understanding of investors’ value-chain.
Institutional investors increasingly seek climate-aligned debt financing opportunities in emerging markets, yet systemic barriers, from FX volatility to fragmented deal flow, prevent capital inflows. This session explores how de-risking tools, blended finance structures, and Article 6 carbon credit monetization can unlock scalable SDG investment pathways and catalyze private capital injection into high-impact, frontier market projects.
The ILF C is reuniting the relevant stakeholders involved in Impact-Linked Finance (ILF): Public and private donors/outcome funders, Impact (first) investors, development finance institutions, social and impact enterprises and ILF service providers. Scaling up means dissemination of knowledge, advocacy for outcome funding and setting standards. The event will provide an update on latest developments and inspire stakeholders for creative, joint advocacy.
Achieving real-world impact through scalable investment solutions is essential to a successful climate transition. This workshop brings together key actors to explore how transition finance can drive tangible decarbonization through impact investing, smart incentives, stewardship, carbon pricing, and directing capital to high-need sectors and geographies.
The old sustainability playbook is dead, subsidies are vanishing. Geopolitical chaos is the new normal. Smart organizations are turning crisis into opportunity. This isn’t about regulatory box-ticking. It’s about hard numbers, attractive ROI, and driving impact. Organizations across diverse sectors – from investors, academia, to emerging economy innovators – are generating profits while acting sustainably.
The companies thriving in a clean economy aren’t waiting for government handouts, they’re building nature-integrated tech solutions that deliver real returns. Discover how technology is creating competitive advantages that traditional businesses can’t match.
The question isn’t whether sustainability pays. It’s whether you can afford to be left behind while your competitors build the future. Ready to stop treating environmental initiatives as cost centers and start treating them as revenue engines?
Hear from the disruptors proving that sustainability isn’t a checkbox, it’s a business.
This session will explore where we stand on net zero finance and where we need to go. Drawing on CPI’s Net Zero Finance Tracker and insights from the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, it will examine both the integrity of climate commitments, observed progress and impacts in the real economy, and current drivers and gaps in action and how to address them. The session will also focus on the role of financial innovation in mobilizing capital, particularly from institutional investors, toward real-economy solutions.
How to leverage finance for gender-inclusive impact?
Discover the world of Impact-Linked-Finance through various ambitious yet practical applications by leading organizations in the field, including: The ILF collaborative – a public-private alliance to scale impact-linked finance vehicles (by SDC); the Gender Scaling Financing Facility and other innovative ILF structures to unlock the pivotal role of gender equality for business and social impact (by LeFil/GSSF); the Hardest to Reach Fund, using blended finance to invest into the gender-clean energy nexus in Africa (by Acumen); and the Gigaton Fund using ILF to invest massively into the climate-gender axis in emerging countries beyond 2x compliance (by Mirova).
Attendees will have the possibility of discovering the unique design principles of these various vehicles through interactive practitioners’ discussions.
Join this dynamic, hands-on workshop showcasing inspiring nature-positive solutions backed by transformative finance. Through interactive dialogue and curated panels, this session will connect pioneering nature-positive innovations with a diverse community of investors, foundations, and corporate leaders. Learn how to invest in, assess impact, and navigate the evolving landscape of nature-positive solutions and explore the transformative potential of investing in nature.
Frontier markets hold enormous commercial and social potential, yet capital often stays on the sidelines due to outdated perceptions. This session will showcase how innovative partnerships and blended financing structures unlock these markets—demonstrating how strategic investments can yield returns, foster stability, and drive inclusive growth. Expect compelling real-life stories from investors and entrepreneurs on seizing frontier opportunities for lasting impact and shared prosperity.