Upcoming Events
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Past Events
Green+ Bonds: Delivering Climate Action with Social Renewal
As part of the “All4Climate – Italy 2021” programme and co-hosted with Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia, this event explored how innovative green bonds that associate financing for climate action with social benefits can be mobilised to finance a just transition to net-zero.
Read about this event: Green+ Bonds: Delivering Climate Action with Social Renewal
Mobilising Private Capital for a Global Just Transition
What are the social impacts of the transition to a net-zero world? How can we mobilise private sector capital to deliver a Just Transition? Can impact investing be a key enabler in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Read about this event: Mobilising Private Capital for a Global Just Transition
The Utility and Impact of Second-Party Opinion Documents in Issuing Thematic Bonds
Second-Party Opinions (SPOs) have an important role in debt capital markets transactions – that of providing reassurance of the issuance’s sustainability credential and mitigating the risk of greenwashing. In the world of green and sustainability linked bonds, SPOs are increasingly a requirement. Our think-in attended by SPO providers and industry stakeholders discussed the utility and impact of SPOs.
Read about this event: The Utility and Impact of Second-Party Opinion Documents in Issuing Thematic Bonds
Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: The Opportunities for Institutional Investors
This webinar launched our new set of case studies of impact investments in emerging and frontier markets made by institutional investors, including pension funds.
Read about this event: Impact Investing in Emerging Markets: The Opportunities for Institutional Investors
Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact
The launch of the place-based impact investing White Paper with presentation and discussion of the project’s findings, recommendations and next steps.
Read about this event: Scaling up institutional investment for place-based impact
The Power of Now: Investing for Gender and Climate
Combining gender and climate considerations expands the opportunity landscape for relevant, dynamic and impactful investments. We heard from leaders from the GenderSmart investor and practitioner community to hear why this powerful combination is gaining traction and to learn how you can start deploying capital with these combined lenses.
Read about this event: The Power of Now: Investing for Gender and Climate