This session will focus on the UN Secretary-General Report on financial innovation. The report, created by the UN Global Compact (UNGC) in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic Affairs (UN DESA), describes how the UN can support the emergence of practical and well-oriented innovation in financial markets.

During the first part of this two-hour session, UN-affiliated sustainable finance organizations will present the key findings from this report. The second part will be organized as a roundtable discussion, during which guests will expand on the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General Report and highlight the different focuses that emerge from the actors in the financial value chain (institutional investments, financial intermediation, market infrastructure, and corporate investments) and various geographic markets.