Joint declaration
The first deliverable of the Finance in Common Summit is a joint declaration of all Public Development Banks stating their willingness to contribute to the recovery and align with sustainable finance principles. This declaration and the program of the FiCS are built around four key questions:
- What is the “raison d’être”, role and investment thesis of the PDBs in times of COVID-19 crisis, fighting climate change and serving the 2030 Agenda?
- Are PDBs sufficiently contributing to the agenda collectively set in 2015?
- How can PDBs better cooperate to maximize their action?
- How to make progress towards a coherent financial system where all financial flows are directed towards climate and sustainability?
Some Public Development Banks have taken the lead to deliver additional statements on agriculture, biodiversity, climate, energy transition, gender and sport/development.
Joint declaration of all Public Development Banks in the World
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additional statements
- Letter of intent for the launch of a Sport for Development Coalition of PDBs and Partners
- Coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery for the private sector
- Investing in sustainable food and agriculture systems: the role of Public Development Banks
- Declaration on synergies with PDBs by the Practitioners’ Network Members
- IDFC Statement:Together for a sustainable and resilient global recovery, advancing the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals
- EDFI Statement on Climate and Energy Finance
- Accelerating Investment in Climate Adaptation & Resilience
- Paris Development Banks statement on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
- To build back better from Covid, social investment is key to sustainable economic recovery
- IDFC Common Position Paper on Biodiversity