Where: Live Online | 📆 Thursday, January 26, 2023 | ⏰ 10:0am EST | The Global Economic Prospects Report, projects global growth to decelerate sharply in 2023 to 1.7% – the third weakest in nearly three decades. What does this mean for emerging markets and developing economies? IFC’s Susan Lund and World Bank’s Aykhan Kose […]
The World Bank has launched a “Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India” to guide cities on integrating a gender lens in new and existing transport policies and plans and enhancing women’s representation in decision-making in key institutions such as urban local bodies and public transport authorities.
Where: LinkedIn Live | 📆 Monday, January 30, 2023 | ⏰ 0:30am – 12:00pm EST | IFC launches the Net Zero Roadmap to 2050 for Copper & Nickel Mining Value Chains, a zero carbon transition guide for mining companies. The roadmap was developed with leading mining companies Anglo American, Rio Tinto, BHP and Vale, investors, […]
The UN Global Compact has released new guidance for business, Financing a Just Transition. The brief addresses the roles of finance in advancing a just transition. It draws from recent developments to illustrate what is possible, while calling on key financial actors to develop and realize this potential, including financial institutions, the Chief Financial Officers and finance functions of corporations, investors, Chief Investment Officers, Chief Risk Officers and policymakers. Read more…
UNEP FI will host its third round of Regional Roundtables on Sustainable Finance in 2023 to provide an opportunity for practitioners in the sustainable finance community to discuss the latest trends and innovations, and share good practice. Building on over two decades of successful Roundtables, these regional events create rich opportunities for networking and raising awareness of sustainable finance work in progress across banking, investment, and insurance.
Where: Toronto, Canada | 📆 March 5-8, 2023 | The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is the leading voice of the mineral exploration and development community. Representing over 6,000 global members, PDAC’s work centers on supporting a competitive, responsible, and sustainable mineral sector.
Where: Cape Town, South Africa | 📆 February 6-9, 2023 | Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) is dedicated to successful capitalization and development of mining interests in Africa. The 2023 event will be held under the theme ‘Unlocking African Mining Investment: Stability, Security, and Supply’.
The seventh Symposium Mines Guinea (SMG) takes place November 15 – 17, 2022 in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. West Africa’s largest mining event and the second largest on the African continent, this edition is under the theme “Optimizing linkages with the mining industry to catalyze the socio-economic development of Guinea”.
The Preliminary Findings Report on Gender Inclusive Approaches in Private Participation in Infrastructure aims to close gender related gaps in infrastructure projects and align private sector investment decision making around gender inclusion. The report includes various recommendations for mainstreaming gender in infrastructure investment by providing an understanding of the relationship between infrastructure development and the barriers faced by women compared to men.
An all-female mine is Zimbabwe, makes the mark on two key Sustainable Development Goals – women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.
