Creating transformational partnerships to fund progress on the SDGs

Session 1
Mar 14 '18 8:45am–Mar 14 '18, 10:00am GMT
Mar 14 '18, 10:08am · Report
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Mar 14 '18, 10:08am · Report
See initiatives from the Livelihoods Fund, for which we implement a project in kenya: http://www.livelihoods.eu/
Thomas Lingard
Unilever
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate's last report included a section dedicated to scaling finance for sustainable infrastructure necessary for addressing the climate and development challenge. http://newclimateeconomy.report/2016/transforming-the-financial-system/#section-3750
Partnerships between development finance institutions and local financial institutions are key, especially given that the majority of infrastructure finance in developing countries still originates domestically, and together they can crowd in private investment into bigger pools of funding.
Chris Coulter
Moderator
GlobeScan
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
I invite everyone to move over to Session 2 now (please click on the Sessions button at the top of this page) and join us to take this discussion into the realm of innovation and entrepreneurism and social enterprise.
Tony Burdon
Expert
DFID
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
thanks everyone!
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
At he closing bell! I agree that we need better ability to link SDG and corporate finance/capital but we won't achieve the SDGs if we don't also tackle the MSME sector and bring them along as well. It is very difficult but improved data science solutions are making it possible.
Chris Coulter
Moderator
GlobeScan
Mar 14 '18, 9:59am · Report
Thank you to our special guest panelists and to everyone who contributed to this excellent session.
Rebecca Marmot
Expert
Unilever
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
great, lively debate. THANKS!!
Chris Whyte
USE-IT
Mar 14 '18, 9:59am · Report
A key outcome from this is all the examples of financing solutions - hoping this will be shared electronically after the chat?
Caroline Holme
GlobeScan
Mar 14 '18, 10:00am · Report
Yes, all the examples will be available in the full text of the chat. Plus we will share them in a highlights report

Meet the Experts

Gerbrand Haverkamp
Executive Director
Index Initiative
Gail Gallie
Founder & CEO
Project Everyone
Tony Burdon
Head of Private Sector Depa…
DFID
Rebecca Marmot
Global VP Advocacy & Pa…
Unilever
Daudi Lelijveld
Director and Head of Impact…
CDC Group

Session Moderator

Chris Coulter
CEO, GlobeScan
Canada
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