The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have highlighted the critical role of financial inclusion in sustainable development. We will look at microfinance and SME finance in creating financial inclusion.
As awareness and public demand grows for Responsible investment, most of the leading asset management groups are beginning to incorporate these considerations into their investment priorities. In addition there are some faiths and responsible finance investment houses who are leading the way in showing what can be achieved if sufficient intellectual capital is invested in these products.
Innovative products and ideas are emerging in this space. We look at some of the new methods and products which are designed to capture this space. It is also possible that these innovations embedding outcomes based returns for investors may enable more risk sharing modalities in the overall finance sector as a whole.
