GISD's panel discussion at COP27                    

GISD Alliance members will convene at COP28 to discuss the role of the private sector in ensuring a just transition and delivering on the SDGs, with the key deliverables and priorities of the GISD Alliance serving as the basis for the discussion.

The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance:
Mobilizing private capital to ensure a just transition and deliver on the SDGs
Date: Friday, 1 December 2023
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 am GST (local time)
Venue: SDG Pavilion in the Blue Zone of Expo City Dubai at space B7 - building 88 (Thematic Arena 3), second floor (venue map)

The session will be moderated by Loshni Naidoo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, who will be joined by:

• Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, Chief Executive Officer, Sintesa Group and Co-Chairperson of the GISD Alliance
• Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Corporate & Investment Bank, Citi
• Marc-Andre Blanchard, Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global and Global Head of Sustainability, CDPQ
• Karen Fang, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Bank of America
• Fred Waithaka, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Safaricom

A recording of the event is available to view here.

About the GISD Alliance:
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance is a group of leaders of major financial institutions and corporations from across the world. It is convened by the United Nations Secretary-General to deliver solutions that scale up private finance and investment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 13 on Climate Action.

Ahead of COP 28, the GISD Alliance has joined the call to action to Heads of State, Policymakers and Multilateral Development Bank for scaling Private Capital Mobilization, alongside a growing number of financial institutions that are committed to contributing to limiting global warming to 1.5°C in the medium-term, achieving a just transition and helping deliver on SDGs.