Established in 2013, The Blended Capital Group offers a range of strategic consulting and advisory services. Their primary purpose is to serve Indigenous clients in support of their Nation building initiatives, especially in the realm of economic development projects and investment strategies.

Blended Capital Canada believes in a Values-Driven Investment Approach that goes beyond the traditional scope of financial returns. Specifically, working with clients to understand and define the values and benefits that matter most to them.

The advantage of our Values-Driven Investment Approach is the focus placed on recognizing and increasing value across all asset types and capital formations, which ultimately generates a greater flow of values or benefits from each one. The range of asset types and capital formations is broad, and together represents a holistic approach to economic development and Nation-building initiatives.

Gen-R Law is a firm on a mission. To bring the energy, passion and expertise of a full-service corporate law firm to the global work against climate change. Gen-R Law is a vision. For a new go-to legal partner for the global business community as we work collaboratively to manage the risks and realise the opportunities presented by climate change, the defining challenge of our time.

Gen-R Law is an idea. That every aspect of the law can be practised through the lens of addressing climate change, whilst also helping clients drive sustainable long term value creation for all stakeholders. Gen-R Law is a team. Where every lawyer uses their passion for the law and deep understanding of climate change to help clients pursue innovative solutions to these complex problems.

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on accelerating measurable progress on the path to a meaningful life. With a focus on financial, physical, mental, and environmental health, we bring together the best ideas and resourcing to develop blueprints for tackling some of our most critical global issues. The Milken Institute catalyzes practical, scalable solutions to global challenges by connecting human, financial, and educational resources to those who need them. They leverage the expertise and insight gained through research and the convening of top experts, innovators and influencers from different backgrounds and competing viewpoints to construct programs and policy initiatives.

Horasis is an independent, international think tank headquartered in Switzerland. It was established in 2005 to address global challenges and help inspire long-term solutions to complex economic and social trends through its global visions community. Horasis believes that by opening up pathways to discourse and engaging with policy at an international level, progressive change can be achieved over time. For this reason Horasis hosts annual and regional summits throughout the course of the year, bringing together hundreds of leaders and decision-makers from business, governments and international organizations to engage in targeted policy dialogue in specific locations and unpack the most pressing challenges of our time. Horasis strives to uncover solutions that support sustainable development and expects its partners to demonstrate principled leadership that helps to deliver community-driven initiatives.

The UNCTAD World Investment Forum is the pre-eminent global platform for investment and development.
The Forum devises strategies and solutions for global investment and development challenges. It facilitates multi- stakeholder collective action to stimulate investment in development. The Forum offers a unique opportunity to influence investment-related policy-making, shape the global investment environment, and to network with global leaders in business and politics.The Forum was set up to fill the investment institutional gap in the international economic governance architecture. Since its inception it has served as the leading forum to leverage investment policy for sustainable development. The Forum gathers more than 6,000 investment stakeholders from 160 countries.

Founded in response to a global food crisis, IFAD is a specialized United Nations agency and an International Financial Institution that tackles hunger and poverty in rural communities. Since 1977, IFAD-supported projects have reached hundreds of millions of people around the world. Over the years, they have grown in scope and scale, but their mission has remained the same and is now more important than ever: Invest in rural people and empower them to improve their food security, income and resilience.

IFAD supported projects promote prosperity, food security and resilience by connecting rural poor people to the finance, markets, technology and knowledge they need to address their biggest challenges. They catalyse public and private investments, advocate for policies that empower rural people and their institutions, and promote innovation in order to achieve lasting, systemic change for rural communities in every region of the world.

As the lead United Nations agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. They help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships and institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Their work is centred around six core development areas: poverty and inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. They advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

Inflection Point Capital was an investment house set up to accelerate the development of responsible investment research, advisory services and related investment products.

IPCM successfully established the Strategically Aware Investment (SAI) approach at La Française in all equity portfolios and in selected fixed income products. The SAI methodology is at the core of La Française’s RI strategy. It combines the analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors alongside strategic measures of adaptability and innovation, financial fundamentals and thematic research.

The firm is a diverse asset manager with offerings in hedge funds, balanced funds and long-only equity both in SA and offshore with the objective of generating low volatility returns in the medium to long term with capital preservation as a priority. Fundamental research forms the basis of all asset selection based on the belief that the market misprices assets continually and the rewards are significant for those few who are diligent with the fundamentals and appropriate portfolio weightings.

Legal ESG brings together today’s thought leaders to address the business critical imperative of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance in the Legal Profession. Every year the team at Legal ESG put together a series of global events bringing together the members of the legal faculty passionate about sustainable action to discuss the latest opportunities and pitfalls in the sector. They also organise the annual Legal ESG awards to celebrates outstanding achievements across a comprehensive range of categories. This year’s expanded award structure reflects the evolving nature of ESG in the legal sector and recognizes excellence in multiple dimensions: Law firms are honored for their client service, internal operations, impactful initiatives, and employee engagement in ESG practices.

Founded in Senegal in 1976 by President Léopold Sédar Senghor following a period of extreme drought, SOS Sahel today operates in 11 countries in the Sahel strip, from Senegal to Djibouti. SOS Sahel supports rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa to sustainably guarantee their food security and nutritional quality independently and respectful of their environment.

For 45 years, SOS Sahel has been committed to helping the Sahelian populations to overcome hunger and poverty, and thus respond to the many other challenges of one of the most fragile regions in the world. SOS Sahel are co-developing local and sustainable solutions in order to build a green and nourishing Sahel, an essential stone for the stability and prosperity of 300 million inhabitants.

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with approximately 350 years of history, MUFG is a global network with over 2,300 offices in over 50 countries. The Group has over 150,000 employees and about 300 entities offering services including corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, leasing, and other services.

The Group companies include, but are not limited to, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (Japan’s leading trust bank), Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings (one of Japan’s largest securities firms), and MUFG Americas Holdings. Through close partnerships among our group companies, the Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group,” flexibly responding to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

Green Enterprise Group is UK social enterprise operating in Kenya. Their mission is to use technology to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neural, climate resilient world by mobilising a generation of green change-makers. Green Enterprise Group envisions a future in which the gig economy is a valuable tool that feeds rural farmers and keeps our global food system afloat, not merely a gizmo that delivers food to our doorsteps.

For service providers who need to improve their delivery mechanisms, the Green Enterprise product Opus™is a workflow management interface that makes delivery efficient, scalable, and transparent. Unlike current approaches, Opus™ transforms projects into task-based work that can be outsourced to local stakeholders, including women and youth.