Brazil: Brazil's stock exchange promotes sustainability
To encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and provide investors with a tool to monitor those companies, IFC has supported the creation of a Corporate Sustainability Index at the Sao Paolo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) the first of its kind in Latin America.


East Asia: Seizing the financial opportunities of the energy demand
IFC and the World Bank organized jointly a workshop on financial services for sustainable energy projects in East Asia. By coupling the event with a high-level meeting in the region, they attracted top officials from the private sector and government. After the workshop, more than 20 of the regional banks present signed for further training on energy efficiency.


Romania: Sustainable banking in Romania
To address the environmental problems of Romania, IFC together with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) financed and commissioned a training program on environmental and social risk assessment for the largest commercial bank in the country, Banca Comerciala Romana. Within a year, 600 credit officers have been trained and 700 credit projects reviewed according to environmental and social standards. Both credit officers and clients have reported on the positive outcomes of this initiative.


Southeast Europe: The financial opportunities of sustainable development
To help the financial sector of emerging markets seizing the opportunities created by sustainable development – and to foster environmental protection and social development – IFC trained numerous financial institutions in environmental and social risk assessment. Consultants were invited to participate to train them as trainers themselves and carry the workshops in the future.