The 2nd Sustainable Financial Working Group (SFWG) meeting will conclude in Udaipur, Rajasthan today.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''G20 workshop on enabling finance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was organized on the second day of the 2nd G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting yesterday.<br />''<br />''The workshop had three sessions focussing on existing approaches to finance SDGs as well as identifying new methods to mobilise greater finance for SDGs.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Session one titled "Developing an Analytical Framework for Enabling Finance of Select SDGs" was moderated by Dr Ma Jun, Founder and President, the Institute of Finance and Sustainability.<br />''<br />''Session two on "Social impact financial instruments" was moderated by Eila Kreivi, Chief Sustainable Finance Advisor at, European Investment Bank.<br />''<br />''Session three on "Reporting and data on nature-related financial information" was moderated by Ms Annabelle Trinidad, Senior Technical Advisor, Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN).<br />''<br />''Senior officials from International organisations, founders and CEOs of companies, academicians, as well as policymakers and banking professionals were panellists in the workshop.<br />''<br />''The workshop presented the views and experiences of a wide range of stakeholders, including the public sector, private sector, and academia, on the use of social impact investing as a tool for channelling finance towards social SDGs and measures to improve nature-related financial information in the future.<br />''<br />''The outcomes of this workshop will contribute to building an understanding among G20 members and strengthen policy and other recommendations for actions to achieve SDGs.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The workshop was attended in person by delegates from G20 member countries, 10 invitee countries and 14 international organisations. Many delegates joined the workshop virtually.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 23, 2023 7:48 AM
2nd Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting to conclude in Udaipur today