BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4cf66e6180a DTSTART:20231204T093000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231204T103000Z LOCATION:Dubai\, United Arab Emirates SUMMARY:COP28 Trade Day event: Leveraging sustainable finance for trade to create a sustainable future for all CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:There has been substantial focus over recent years on how large corporates can employ more sustainable practices and decarbonize\, but in order to make an impact\, we need to look across their whole global suppl y chains\, including trade finance. This session will take the form of a p anel discussion and explore how environmentally responsible practices can be incorporated in trade finance.\n\nGlobal trade is a vital engine of eco nomic development\, allowing countries – including their large corporate s and SMEs – to integrate into the global economy\, widening access to a greater range of goods and services. However\, global trade heavily relie s on trade finance\, and financial institutions are critical actors in the promotion of sustainable trade and climate change policies\, through fina ncing environmentally and socially responsible trade activities.\n\nThere is immense opportunity for countries to maximize the role of trade finance in tackling environmental and climate change challenges and raising the s tandards of living globally.\n\nAt this event\, the International Chamber of Commerce and its partners will bring together global trade and industry experts to discuss the important role of trade as a key driver of sustain ability to enable the shift to a sustainable global economy.\n\nThe event will leverage ongoing efforts to encourage production of sustainable goods through increased access to financing and to enable greater investor acce ss to sustainable trade\; building upon ICC’s release of its Wave 2 Prin ciples for Sustainable Trade.\n\nObjectives\n\n\nReach an agreement to dev elop core principles for sustainable trade and trade finance for possible integration by existing sustainable finance taxonomies and uptake by finan cial institutions and authorities.\nReach an agreement on immediate policy actions needed to take a major step forward in sustainable trade and supp ly chain finance.\n\n\nProgramme\n\nFormat: Panel Discussion\n\nModerator:  Rami Rafih\, Managing Director &\; Partner\, BCG\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n John WH Denton\, Secretary General\, International Chamber of Commerce\nMi ho Shirotori\, Director Division on International Trade and Commodities\, UNCTAD\nBarry O’Byrne\, Global CEO of Commercial Banking\, HSBC\nFarmida Bi\, Chair\, MENA\, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP\nSamaila Zubairu\, CEO\, Af rica Finance Corporation\n\n<\;p>\;There has been substantial focus ov er recent years on how large corporates can employ more sustainable practi ces and decarbonize\, but in order to make an impact\, we need to look acr oss their whole global supply chains\, including trade finance. This sessi on will take the form of a panel discussion and explore how environmentall y responsible practices can be incorporated in trade finance.<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;Global trade is a vital engine of economic development\, all owing countries – including their large corporates and SMEs – to integ rate into the global economy\, widening access to a greater range of goods and services. However\, global trade heavily relies on trade finance\, an d financial institutions are critical actors in the promotion of sustainab le trade and climate change policies\, through financing environmentally a nd socially responsible trade activities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;There is immense opportunity for countries to maximize the role of trade finance in tackling environmental and climate change challenges and raising the s tandards of living globally.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;At this event\, the International Chamber of Commerce and its partners will bring together gl obal trade and industry experts to discuss the important role of trade as a key driver of sustainability to enable the shift to a sustainable global economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event will leverage ongoing effort s to encourage production of sustainable goods through increased access to financing and to enable greater investor access to sustainable trade\; bu ilding upon ICC’s release of its Wave 2 Principles for Sustainable Trade .<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Objectives<\;/strong>\;&l t\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Reach an agreement to develop cor e principles for sustainable trade and trade finance for possible integrat ion by existing sustainable finance taxonomies and uptake by financial ins titutions and authorities.<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Reach an agreement on immediate policy actions needed to take a major step forward in sustainab le trade and supply chain finance.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4& gt\;<\;strong>\;Programme<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\; <\;strong>\;Format:<\;/strong>\; Panel Discussion<\;/p>\;\n\n& lt\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Moderator:<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;Rami Rafi h\, Managing Director &\;amp\; Partner\, BCG<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; <\;strong>\;Speakers:<\;/strong>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\ ;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;John WH Denton\, Secretary General\, International C hamber of Commerce<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Miho Shirotori\, Director Div ision on International Trade and Commodities\, UNCTAD<\;/li>\;\n<\;l i>\;Barry O’Byrne\, Global CEO of Commercial Banking\, HSBC<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Farmida Bi\, Chair\, MENA\, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP<\; /li>\;\n<\;li>\;Samaila Zubairu\, CEO\, Africa Finance Corporation&l t\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad .org/meeting/cop28-trade-day-event-leveraging-sustainable-finance-trade-cr eate-sustainable-future-all DTSTAMP:20260707T125158Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR