The fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will be held on 30 June - 3 July 2025 in Spain. The conference will address new and emerging issues, including persisting challenges to the scaling of private capital for sustainable development. This presents a unique opportunity to create systemic change.
The GISD Alliance, together with the International Chamber of Commerce, is co-chairing the Business Steering Committee to engage with the wider universe of businesses for FfD4.
GISD is represented on the Committee by the GISD Co-Chairs and for the first time, the Committee brings together a broad range of business organisations and groups, as well as UN-System related private sector initiatives. The members of the Committee are:
- GISD Alliance (Co-chair)
- International Chamber of Commerce (Co-chair)
- Global Compact
- Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
- United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI)
- World Economic Forum
- Investor Leadership Network (ILN)
- Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI)
- Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
- Business 20 (B20)
The role of the Committee is to:
- Agree on issues of importance to private stakeholders to bring to FfD4,
- Engage with the intergovernmental process of the Conference,
- Arrive at headline business commitments and partnerships to be launched,
- Organise an International Business Forum on the sidelines of FfD4.
Please refer to the presentation below for more details on the FfD4 Business Steering Committee.
For questions or additional information on the FfD4 Business Steering Committee, please contact: [email protected]
For general details on the Conference, please visit the FfD4 website.
