Episode 4 of Financing the Future podcast looks at how the finance industry can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We hear from two members of the Leadership Council – ICEA Lion Group CEO Philip Lopokoyit and NamibRe Managing Director Patty Karuaihe-Martin, who reflect on how collaborative efforts in the insurance sector enable better responses to global challenges and foster a more inclusive financial system. Both leaders give successful examples of collaborative action and highlight the need to work with governments and regulators to align industry practice with sustainable development.

Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Programme Lead Butch Bacani also gives us an insight into how the PSI is harnessing the potential of the global insurance industry for sustainable development and contributing to the achievement of the SDGs. 

About UNEP FI’s Leadership Council 

Chaired by the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme and composed of 24 CEOs and Chairpersons of banks and insurance companies, the Leadership Council meets annually to provide vision and strategic direction to UNEP FI in orienting its role and that of the UN in shaping, mainstreaming and deepening sustainability integration across the finance industry for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive global economy. Read more.