A Framework and Mechanisms to generate financial gains and environmental benefits

The Allied4Future (A4F) Sustainable Finance Goals (SFGs) are leading the way to a new financial system in which investment decisions and financial markets are based on transparent financial and environmental data. The principle behind the Sustainable Finance Goals is to ensure that investments in economic activities, through any source of financing, public and private, are structured to create a positive environmental impact alongside achieving financial returns.

The transition to a sustainable future requires not only policy alignment but also immense investment in game-changing technologies, particularly in digital, climate, and deep tech. These transformative technologies hold the key to addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges—climate change, energy transition, and the digital economy. However, meeting the scale of this ambition demands significant financial commitment from both public and private sectors, making it crucial to reorient the financial system toward facilitating these investments.

Impact investing plays a specific and essential role in this shift. It goes beyond traditional financial returns, focusing on investments that deliver measurable environmental and social outcomes. By leveraging impact investing, the SFGs aim to mobilize capital toward projects and technologies that foster sustainable development, empowering investors to align their portfolios with both profit and purpose.

To enable investors to make informed decisions, it is crucial to ensure complete transparency and disclosure regarding the environmental impact of economic activities and related investments by providing clear and accessible criteria and metrics. The Sustainable Finance Goals are key steps and strategies to achieve this, laying the foundation for a financial system that supports both economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.

The A4F SFGs will be presented and discussed at the World Future Forum. They will serve for the selection process of the SFGs Awards handed over during the annual SFG Awards Ceremony at the World Future Forum event starting in 2025.