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Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain, addressed new and emerging issues, including persisting challenges to the scaling of private capital for sustainable development. The FFD4 conference concluded with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through concrete steps to boost investment in sustainable development, address the debt crisis afflicting many of the world’s poorest countries, and give developing countries a stronger voice in the international financing architecture.

International Business Forum

At the International Business Forum, taking place in parallel to the Conference, global business leaders issued a strong call to action to unlock private capital for sustainable development, outlining five priority areas for impact investment in a Communiqué launched alongside the Sevilla Commitment.

For the first time, major business groups and investor alliances coordinated efforts through the FFD4 Business Steering Committee, underscoring private sector commitment. The Forum showcased practical ways to shift capital toward the SDGs, particularly in developing countries, through high level policy dialogues, sessions on innovations, best practices, and focused roundtables. In addition, over $5 billion in projects were pitched by developing countries to investors and development financiers at the SDG Investment Fair.

For more details, please visit the International Business Forum website. 

    

FFD4 Business Steering Committee

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)

For questions or additional information on the International Business Forum and the FfD4 Business Steering Committee, please contact: [email protected] 

For general details on the Conference, please visit the FFD4 website.