December 2016 — At the fourth SBN Annual Meeting in Bali, 1-2 December, members called for enhanced technical support, knowledge products, training and tools to assist members in designing and implementing national initiatives and guidance on sustainable banking, starting with the member-led Measurement Working Group. Participants welcomed the Measurement Working Group to allow pooling of practical experiences and learnings from SBN members that have launched sustainable finance frameworks, capturing key sets of technical elements to support the effective policies and voluntary principles design at country-level.
IFC is now seeking a consulting firm to support the SBN Secretariat to review practical examples of SBN members and relevant international good practices for common elements for a sound sustainable finance frameworks. They hope to develop a core set of indicators based on review findings and produce a summary report to support SBN members in designing effective and fit-for-purpose sustainable finance frameworks.