Global investors for sustainable development alliance
GISD leaders announce statement of commitment to sustainable recovery from COVID-19
Watch the announcement at the Daily Press Briefing here.
Private sector leaders commit to mobilizing resources to build back better from COVID-19
In a meeting convened by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 10 June, leaders of prominent financial institutions and businesses pledged to scale-up sustainable investments globally, especially in countries most in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance issued a statement vowing greater action to confront the global economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and keep the Sustainable Development Goals on track.
Building Back Better: Finance and development leaders in joint action
Watch the livestream of the conference co-organized by Sida and DESA entitled Building Back Better: Finance and development leaders in joint action.
GISD Alliance Strategy Group meets in Johannesburg to deliver solutions to investment in sustainable development
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Investec co-hosted a meeting of the Strategy Group of the GISD Alliance in Johannesburg. Attendees discussed potential deliverables to be announced in the group's two-year term as well as potential areas for engagement with world leaders both inside and outside the United Nations system.
The GISD Alliance is made up of 30 CEOs, recognized leaders of major financial institutions and corporations spanning all the regions of the world.
Business giants worth $16 trillion commit to sustainable investment
The UN announced today that 30 influential leaders from the corporate world will work together over the next two years in a bid to free up trillions of dollars from the private sector to finance the Sustainable Development Goals.