Membership & Regional Coordination Manager at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative. Views are my own.
Joined April 2010
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
20 Jun 2023
My message this week at Emmanuel Macron’s #NewGlobalFinancingPact #summit2023 in Paris:
“Mandate Development Banks to measure, target and deliver ambitious private capital mobilization rates.”
Why? The financing needs for sustainability and climate are…lnkd.in/gZmn72UX
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
22 Jun 2023
The global financial architecture is outdated, dysfunctional & unjust.
Today I urged participants at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact to take action to meet the urgent needs of developing countries.
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22 Jun 2023
“We need to scale up development and climate finance by increasing the capital base and changing business models of MDBs… to leverage private finance at an affordable cost to developing countries”. Antonio Guterres
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
21 Jun 2023
360 million people need humanitarian assistance – up 30% since the start of last year.
We know what needs to be done.
We need the funds to do it.
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22 Jun 2023
President Macron at Summit for a new Global Financing Pact: “We need much more investment from the private sector to serve progress for the planet and to face the challenges of poverty, climate and biodiversity.”
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
17 Jun 2023
I urge all financial institutions to present public, credible & detailed plans to transition their funding from fossil fuels to clean energy.
To those institutions already doing this shift I say:
Do not relent in the face of attacks on progress.
You are doing the right thing.
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
14 Jun 2023
CEOs from @icealion @stanbicug and @NIPDB discuss what a sustainable economic transformation looks like at the #RRT2023 in Windhoek, Namibia
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
23 Mar 2023
The triple planetary crisis of #climate, #nature loss & #pollution is front & centre on the global stage. Absolutely critical that we focus on solutions, because progress on the #GlobalGoals depends on it.
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
16 Nov 2022
NEW: The #NetZeroBanking Alliance’s recently published Progress Report captures an aggregated view of the intermediate targets that have been reported by more than 60 banking members. Read more about the ambitious action our members are taking: ow.ly/7SQo50LxKhA
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
28 Oct 2022
The #EmissionsGap Report “tells us in cold scientific terms what nature has been telling us all year, through deadly floods, storms and raging fires: we have to stop filling our atmosphere with greenhouse gases, and stop doing it fast.” — @andersen_inger bit.ly/3fbcFRk
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
3 Nov 2022
UNEP FI’s @PSI_Initiative is looking for a Project Coordinator to support the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. The role will ensure the overall coordination, delivery and implementation of NZIA’s global work programme.
Find out more and apply by 14 November! careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
14 Oct 2022
Want to better understand the corporate risks associated with #plasticpollution? Join our @PSI_Initiative webinar with @minderoo on 19 October to get insights from insurance and policy leaders. bit.ly/3TfJ33y
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
11 Oct 2022
Live now: "Sustainability-oriented investments need to triple by 2030 to meet climate, biodiversity and land neutrality targets. The public sector alone cannot finance this" - @andersen_inger opening Day 2 of the #GRT2022. Watch now: bit.ly/3SR3LXU
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
10 Oct 2022
NEW: The Principles for #ResponsibleBanking Academy is now launched! Designed to nurture responsible bankers, professionals can now learn about responsible #banking practices through this unique #training programme. Discover more: bit.ly/3fUEehZ
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
5 Oct 2022
How are actors in the global economy working to transform finance and accelerate change? Find out at the UNEP FI Global Roundtable next week: unepfi.org/grt2022 #GRT2022
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
24 Sep 2022
UNEP FI’s @PSI_Initiative is currently looking for an African Implementation Officer to support the management, delivery and implementation of the PSI global work programme in Africa.
Find our more and apply by 2 October! bit.ly/3dn3Nav
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
23 Sep 2022
UNEP’s Executive Director @andersen_inger joined UNEP FI and @Climate_Action at the Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2022 to help pave the way towards a sustainable, equitable and net-zero global economy. #SINVNA #ClimateWeekNYC
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
6 Jul 2022
UNEP FI is proud to have worked with 450 banks, insurers and investors to establish some of the most important sustainability-oriented guidance and frameworks over the past 30 years. Celebrate our 30th anniversary with us: bit.ly/3uuOFx7 #UNEPFI30
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Liesel van Ast retweeted
29 Jun 2022
Announcing the development of a new Principles for #ResponsibleBanking Academy, in partnership with @charteredbanker and @giz_gmbh - a unique online training platform to rapidly upskill large numbers of banking employees on responsible practices. Discover: ow.ly/1Es650JKlCP
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