People, Partnerships, and Progress: The Human Dimension of Sustainable Finance

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People, Partnerships, and Progress: The Human Dimension of Sustainable Finance

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Sustainable finance volumes surged past US$1.7 trillion in 2021, as the market responded to investor appetite for financial instruments with environmental, social, and governance goals. Growth was driven in large part by sustainability-linked loans and bonds, which quadrupled from 2020 to 2021 to reach $530 billion by year-end. Two-thirds of these issuances included metrics assessing impacts on the environment - but what about impacts on people? Ultimately, social and environmental factors are inextricably linked and this session will explore an integrated approach to sustainable finance.

How can we incorporate the human dimension into our strategies to generate positive social impacts while simultaneously achieving economic and climate objectives? What are the most urgent social and socio-ecological challenges? Can we be more robust and ambitious in defining Sustainability Performance Targets?

Speakers :

Fang Eu-Lin

Partner and Sustainability & Climate Change Leader

PwC Singapore
Alfonso Garcia Mora

Regional Vice President, Asia and Pacific

International Finance Corporation
Rajeev Kannan

Managing Executive Officer & Co-Head of the Asia Pacific Division

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Kyung-Ah Park

Chief Sustainability Officer

Temasek