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Summary of GISD side-event to the World Bank Group/IMF 2023 Spring Meetings

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Infosys: Adopting GISD metrics

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Op-ed by Jose Vinals, Group Chairman of Standard Chartered and GISD Alliance Co-Chair

In an op-ed for The Business Times (Singapore), GISD Alliance Co-Chair Jose Vinals (Group Chairman of Standard Chartered) urges the investor community to embrace a new era of sustainable development investing: "to meet the challenges facing us, we must reject the false choice between profits and principles. There is a path forward that can unleash the power of private capital to make our world more sustainable and our lives more equitable." 

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Joint Statement by the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance

We, the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, reiterate our full support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs remain the blueprint to navigate these turbulent times. They can guide us back on course towards a sustainable world with prosperity for all. Photo credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

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Joint Statement by several UN entities on the ISSB Standards

This is a joint statement produced by several UN entities that puts forward a vision for the Standards to be developed by the International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB).

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GISD and ICGN launch newly updated Model Mandate guidance

The Model Mandate was first published by ICGN in 2012 and has been updated in partnership with the GISD Alliance. The Mandate offers guidance on how to incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into investor stewardship activities. It provides asset owners with example contractual terms to consider when agreeing mandates with asset managers in their efforts to preserve and enhance long-term value.

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Keynote address by Mr. Navid Hanif at Model Mandate launch

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Aware Super: Embracing the SDI definition

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SIIP Request for Expression of Interest

The Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance (GISD) Alliance calls on global infrastructure asset managers to express their interest in partnering to jointly develop and launch the Sustainable Infrastructure Investment Platform (SIIP), a transformative blended finance concept for efficiently co-investing alongside multilateral development banks (MDBs) at scale in emerging markets sustainable infrastructure.

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Increasing private finance mobilization: Recommendations for development banks and the global development community

The GISD Alliance makes 8 priority recommendations for development banks and the global development community to increase private finance mobilization.

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