Co-hosted by IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, and the Banking Association South Africa (BASA), the 2024 Forum on Scaling Sustainable Finance in South Africa, will bring together high-level public and private sector actors in the financial sector to mobilize capacity and build momentum for the next phase of sustainable finance in South Africa. Held in collaboration with South Africa’s Sustainable Finance Initiative, led by the National Treasury, the event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and networking sessions to address priority themes such as financing the just transition to a low carbon economy, unlocking business opportunities through new sustainable finance instruments and categories, managing climate risk, and catalyzing carbon markets. International thought leaders as well as high-level speakers from pioneering local institutions will share their experiences, best practices, and visions for financing a sustainable and inclusive future.
Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum
Agenda
The event will be held over two days. Day 1 will focus on high-level topics and opportunities to drive sustainable finance through national policy and private sector initiatives. Day 2 will feature thematic capacity-building workshops to deliver outputs on key topics, such as carbon markets, climate-smart agriculture, innovations in sustainable finance, and advances in disclosure.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Mr Vukile Davidson, Chief Director of Financial Sector Policy, National Treasury; Dr Ma Jun, Co-Chair of G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group; Ms Helena Viñes Fiestas, Commissioner of the Spanish Financial Markets Authority and Chair of EU’s Platform on Sustainable Finance, and Mr Aliou Maiga, IFC Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group, Africa.
Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum
Workshops
Day 2 will feature thematic capacity-building workshops to deliver outputs on key topics, such as carbon markets, climate-smart agriculture, innovations in sustainable finance, and advances in disclosure.
Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum
Why Attend
Sustainable finance has matured from ‘doing good’ to ‘good business,’ and now offers a multitude and diversity of opportunities for forward-looking financial institutions.
The Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum 2024 will equip participants with innovative knowledge and tools to leverage opportunities and tackle risks in scaling sustainable finance.
Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum
About
IFC and BASA have joined forces to strengthen climate risk assessment, mitigation, and adaptation practices of financial institutions in South Africa and to promote investment in green and climate-friendly sectors and businesses. This collaboration, under the IFC-World Bank 30by30 Zero Program, aims to help South Africa achieve its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement and the country’s National Development Plan.
The 30by30 Zero Program, funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and led by IFC in collaboration with the World Bank, is providing advisory support up to 2027 to help strengthen the development of the financial sector in South Africa to increase climate-focused investment, reduce the exposure of financial institutions and investors to carbon-intensive assets and activities, and support innovation in sustainability bond issuances that address climate-related themes.
The Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum 2024 is held in collaboration with South Africa’s Sustainable Finance Initiative, led by the National Treasury. sustainablefinanceinitiative.org.za
Scaling Sustainable Finance Forum
The Venue
Sandton Convention Centre
Sandton, Johannesburg
Date
27 – 28 May 2024
Registration opens from 07:30 AM
Directions
15 minutes by rapid-rail Gautrain from OR Tambo International Airport to central Sandton. The rapid-rail Sandton station is within walking distance from the Sandton Convention Centre.
35 minutes by road from the airport via courtesy bus, hired car or airport-approved taxi, bus and shuttle operators between Sandton and the airport terminals.
Address
161 Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2196
Call +27 (0) 11 779 0000