Unsecured SME short-term financing demonstrates low risk and good returns yet struggles to attract financing. We show how ITC, development Banks & business support organisations are plugging the $200Bn supply and demand mismatch in Africa, slashing bank onboarding, short-term financing and transactions costs for MSMEs, to open-up substantial LDC/LMIC sustainable trade and enterprise financing opportunities.

This presentation of Tameo’s Private Asset Impact Funds report will provide a unique industry benchmark for fund managers to position their impact products according to current market trends, and for asset owners to understand the financial and impact performance of multi-asset class strategies deployed through funds.

SDGs are often used as a framework to show the impact of a portfolio. But how does that translate to real impact on the ground? Coherence throughout the investment is crucial to sustainable strategies. This session will look at impact – how to anticipate it and aim for it, how to measure it.

Cocoa has an impact across many SDGs including #1 no poverty, #2 zero hunger, #8 decent work, #10 reducing inequality, #12 sustainable production/consumption, #13 climate change and #17 partnerships. This session examines sustainable agriculture through the lens of the Cocoa value chain, from field producers to investors, traders and manufacturers.

This session will discuss how investors can support the youth employment agenda and avoid a lost generation following the covid pandemic. We will explore how companies should report on their efforts to future proof their workforce by upskilling and reskiling people and thus contribute to local development.

How can organizations implement digital strategies for connecting impact ecosystems with financial services to overcome barriers preventing sustainable deal flow and investments? From building communities of entrepreneurs & investors, creating marketplaces for compliant, efficient, transparent distribution of investment opportunities, to closing transactions using innovative structuring solutions, we’ll discuss and ideate!

This session will explore the sustainability-related impacts of BigFintechs, particularly in developing economies, and discuss both the effectiveness and limitations of current international responses, from antitrust actions to data regulations. Finally, it will discuss necessary governance innovations for ensuring that BigFintechs contribute to our collective attainment of the SDGs.

With USD 44 trillion, or over half of global GDP, dependent on nature or natural services, biodiversity loss is an undeniable economic crisis. How can we turn aspirations for a nature-positive future into genuine, measurable and long-term change?

Drawing on two years of collaborative research with asset owners around the globe, this session explores advanced investment practices for managing systemic trends such as climate change. Join us for a discussion with leading Swiss investors, case studies and key action steps to accelerate your ESG transformation efforts.

This event positions investment as a capability for speeding-up the creation of profitable, scalable solutions for the society and the environment, instead of profiting from creating problems. You will hear from academics, leading rating organisations, key business and finance players on a breakthrough approach for finance that goes beyond ESG.