MICROFINANCE EVENT: United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative 13th Global Roundtable, “The Tipping Point: Sustained stability in the next economy”, Washington, DC, October 19-20, 2011

Event Name: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative 13th Global Roundtable, “The Tipping Point: Sustained stability in the next economy”

Event Date: October 19 – October 20, 2011

Event Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, USA

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Cost:

The standard fee to attend the event is USD 1,800, with a rate of USD 1,125 available to representatives of NGOs, international organizations, academic institutions and governments. The fee is waived for UNEP Finance Initiative Signatories.

Summary of Event:

This biennial event brings together environmental and financial leaders to discuss sustainability issues and responsible financing. With the theme of “The Tipping Point: Sustained stability in the next economy,” this year’s Global Roundtable proposes that the discussion of sustainability has made its way into mainstream business and policy-making. The aim is to bridge the gap between the financial sector and policy-makers.

Background on Organizer:

UNEP was established in 1972 as an outgrowth of a United Nations conference on the environment. The mission of UNEP is “to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.” It works with international organizations, government, the private sector and civil society to protect natural resources worldwide.

The UNEP Finance Initiative is a partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector that seeks “to identify, promote, and realise the adoption of best environmental and sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations.”

About the Presenters:

Plenary speakers include James (Jim) L Balsillie, Co-CEO of Research In Motion and member of the UN High-level Panel on Sustainability; Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Weihua Ma, President of China Merchants Bank; Maurice Strong, former Under Secretary General of the United Nations; Nassim Taleb, best-selling author of The Black Swan; and Mark Tercek, President and Chief Executive Officer of US-based nonprofit The Nature Conservancy.

Event Website: http://www.unepfi.org/grt/

For additional information, you may contact Cecilia Serin, Global Roundtable Coordinator, via email at roundtable@unepfi.org or telephone at +41 22 917 8658 or Abigail Hunter, Assistant Global Roundtable Coordinator, via email at abigail.hunter@unep.org or telephone at +41 22 917 8692 .

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Sources and Additional Resources:

MicroCapital.org, September 4, 2009, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Roundtable 2009, presented by the United Nations, October 22-23, 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-united-nations-environment-program-finance-initiative-unep-fi-roundtable-2009-presented-by-the-united-nations-october-22-23-2009-at-cape-town-south-africa/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: UNEP, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=United+Nations+Environment+Programme+%28UNEP%29

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