To address biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty and inequality, trillions of dollars in public and private financing are required. And yet the world seems to be churning faster than ever before with daily setbacks at both national and international levels. Some observers say that meeting our sustainable development ambitions are increasingly unlikely under current political and economic circumstances. Is a full-fledged revolution in sustainable financing needed? The private sector has NOT been sitting on the sidelines, but can it do more? Can it afford not to?Join us for Episode 12, "Financing Sustainability in a Time of Uncertainty" and hear from Sebnem Sener, UNDP’s Head of Private Finance for the SDGs, as she answers the most difficult questions:1. Are we simply tinkering at the edges of the triple planetary crisis with sustainable finance, or addressing systemic risks? 2. If sustainable finance is both profitable and important, why does it need to be promoted? 3. With trade tensions and economic certainty running so high, are the best days for sustainable finance behind us?

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