The Global Ethical Finance Initiative is committed to convening leading experts and thought leaders in support of positive change to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Our events bring together government, the finance sector and civil society to consider and curate content that impacts change in the financial sector.
We welcome those who share our purpose to our leading events.
Key Events
Ethical Finance Global 2023 Summit
For global finance to drive positive change, we need to connect people and ideas. Established in 2015, the Ethical Finance Summit has a history of driving action through a global coalition across financial services.
Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023: Financing Transition
We are pleased to partner with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers once again for the virtual Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023 summit, following last year’s inaugural Ethical Finance ASEAN summit.
Ethical Finance Round Table
Focused exchanges between expert practitioners advance good ideas and drive progress.
Based in Edinburgh, the Ethical Finance Round Tables are the longest-running technical discussion platform to enable the sharing of best practice.
The Radical Old Idea
The world is rethinking the belief that only unfettered financial markets deliver the best outcomes for society. Inclusive growth and reconciling profit with purpose are key challenges of our time.
Building on the legacy of Scotland’s great thinkers, the Radical Old Idea is a platform to debate systemic, big-picture issues and enable a radical past to drive a sustainable future.
Islamic Finance Summit
Hosted in London and virtually, the Islamic Finance Summit unpacks maqasid al shariah through an ESG lens and identifies where conventional sustainability trends can benefit from the multi-$trn high growth global Islamic finance industry.
Our Event Timeline
Next Event:
Virtual Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023
30TH MARCH 2023, 10:00-14:00 (MYT)
We are pleased to partner with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers once again for the virtual Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023 summit, following last year’s inaugural Ethical Finance ASEAN summit. EF ASEAN 2023 will tackle the theme of transition, exploring how financial institutions can support Southeast Asian economies in their transition towards Net Zero.
We are pleased to partner with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers once again for the virtual Ethical Finance ASEAN 2023 summit, following last year’s inaugural Ethical Finance ASEAN summit. EF ASEAN 2023 will tackle the theme of transition, exploring how financial institutions can support Southeast Asian economies in their transition towards Net Zero.
As part of our ongoing partnership with DIFC, we will continue our high level discussions relating to the importance of delivering positive change to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
In this Climate Finance Training Series, offered jointly by DIFC Academy and the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) as part of the Path to COP28 campaign, we will help finance practitioners to understand the COP process, global trends in climate finance and best practice approaches to developing and implementing net zero strategies.
Our annual in-person summit Ethical Finance Global 2023 will tackle these issues and more on Wednesday 20th September 2023 in Edinburgh, hosted by NatWest Group. Across four core thematics of climate, nature, the S in ESG and leadership the summit will explore topics including overcoming greenwashing, climate justice, embedding sustainability skills, integrating nature, sustainable food systems and the incorporation of human rights.
Read about our previous events
