About the Program
Financing 4.0 Program delivers practical, state-of-the-art and crucially important solution for mobilizing and deploying capital on a massive scale for achieving high social, environmental and economic returns and for making 4th industrial revolution work for all.
The mission of Financing 4.0 is to revolutionize mobilization and deployment of funds to radically accelerate national development in the countries and territories of participating financial institutions.
Financing 4.0 also has a unique vision, which is: “Money flows only where it serves the purpose of improving (not harming) lives and preserving and enriching (not destroying) the natural environment.”
It is dedicated to achieve its mission and vision at record speed, unmatched low costs and at global scale through three key strategic actions: social, digital and market actions.
Becoming Sustainability-Certified Financial Institution is a pre-requisite for joining this program. Exceptions can be considered for those SSCI applicant institutions which demonstrate significant commitment and progress in adapting the sustainability standards.
Financing 4.0 Logo
The logo of Financing 4.0 Program is designed to capture its six goals.
Mobilize and deploy capital for purposeful change
Butterfly represents change and the Financing 4.0 delivers a fundamental change in the way money is mobilized and deployed.
Build a financing ecosystem which enables everyone to shine
Butterfly demonstrates the reward of transformational change, which turns an unsightly caterpillar finally to a beautiful creature. Financing 4.0 delivers an ecosystem to support all those who strive for a better future and enable them to reach new heights in their lives.
Ensure robustness, resilience and crisis-readiness of Financing 4.0 Compliant Institutions
By going through several stages, the butterfly is a model of resilience. Financing 4.0 Compliant Institutions also undergo several stages – beginning from commitment to holistic sustainability, adapting the rigorous standards and moving to the next level of becoming Financing 4.0 Compliant Institutions. These institutions emerge as robust, resilient and crisis-ready. With a boost to their asset size and quality, profitability and brand image, they become vitally important players in their countries and territories in creating an economy that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
Make fourth industrial revolution (4IR) work for all
The digital image of the butterfly in the Financing 4.0 logo references the merger of real and virtual worlds which is the core of 4IR. It aims to make technological breakthroughs part of the solution to address the social, ecological and economic challenges and strives to leave no one and nowhere behind.
Deliver unmatchable sustainability credentials
Butterfly reminds us of the duty of care we owe nature to preserve biodiversity and make our transformation to a world which is sustainable. By making holistic sustainability standards a pre-requisite to join this program and introducing powerful social, digital and market actions, Financing 4.0 endeavours to make money flow only where it serves the purpose of improving (not harming) lives and preserving and enriching (not destroying) the natural environment.
Achieve global scale for global impact
Butterfly is known worldwide as a symbol of change, hope, life and joy which is the spirit of this program. By activating everyone to create the “world we want”, Financing 4.0 works for inclusive progress and happiness without borders. The image of butterfly also reflects the power of natural environment to stimulate creativity. Financing 4.0 brings together like-minded financial institutions, practitioners and passionate professionals from across the globe under one program and unleashes their creative potential in transforming finance into a force for good in their countries and territories.
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