The UNEP Inquiry is working over 2014-2015 to explore how the rules that govern the financial system – standards, metrics, incentives, regulations – and roles and responsibilities of global and national financial institutions can help better mobilize capital for sustainable development.
On 4 December 2014, IHRB and UNEP convened a multistakeholder discussion to consider:
- how concepts such as “equity” and “inclusiveness” should be understood in the context of the UNEP Inquiry
- whether a human rights focused examination of the rules of financial systems could bring different perspectives that would better promote the goal of sustainable development
How should businesses respond to an age of conflict and uncertainty?
As 2024 began, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aptly summed up our deeply worrying collective moment. As she put it, speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, we are moving through “an era of conflict and...
26 March 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB