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Banking and Asset Management

What role do the banks and asset owners have to play?

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Banking and Asset Management are tools for Sustainability and Development. But the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 2020 report confirms that there is a $2.5 Trillion Gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. .

Source: World Economic Forum, 2017

How to Get to Sustainable Banking

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Think of Asset Managers as chefs because they create portfolios for their clients to balance: Risk, Return, and Impact (Sustainability). The "chef" must cater to the needs of their clients and allign their needs and motives to security possibilities.

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More money needs to flow towards sustainability and green projects. Current investment trends and monitoring capacities show we fall short.

We can do this by mapping the SDGs to Impact Investing and aligning our goals to our tools.

In our banking world, we need to have structural reforms, integrate ESG risks, and use more sustainable lending. One place that has defined the principles we need is the ).

Another effort to follow is the which has had massive adoption with 45% of global assets participating including 275 signatories. You can check if your bank has signed the principles here: . Check this for .

Green Finance Platform
How do we connect the SDGs to ESG?
Global Alliance on Banking Values (GABV
UN's Principles of Responsible Banking
UNEFPI Signatories
resources for implementation
World Investment Report
Source: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
There’s a $2.5 trillion development investment gap. Blended finance could plug itWorld Economic Forum
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