MESSAGES FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS
Statement by Arshad Rab
Chairman, International Council of Sustainability Standards for Value-Driven Financial Institutions and CEO, ISFO & EOSD
"ISFO is a testament to the power of global partnership and collaboration to address global challenges. It exists to lead and represent the interest of the National Development Banks and Value-Driven Financial Institutions for rescuing and reviving the economies, taking forward the sustainability agenda, financing the SDGs, fighting the climate change and investing in future-proof economic opportunities, those which are socially, economically, environmentally and technologically future proof."
Statement by Mr. Metin Ozdemir
Chairman, ADFIMI
"It is with great honour and pleasure that we come together with our international partners in launching the international umbrella organization which represents the interests of national development banks and value-driven financial institution at the international stage. In the days ahead, we look forward to working closely with each other in implementing the mandate and supporting our member countries in closing the SDG funding gap."
Statement by Mr. Octavio B. Peralta
Secretary General, ADFIAP and member of the Board of Sustainability, ISFO and EOSD
"I thank and congratulate the Chair, the Secretary General and the Executive Committee of World Federation of Development Finance Institutions under whose leadership, ADFIAP, AADFI, ADFIMI and EOSD, have come together to deliver strong leadership and operational capacity to globally represent the interest of the National DFIs and Value-Driven Financial Institutions. This is a momentous moment for all our members. I also thank Karlsruhe for being the host city of the International Sustainable Finance Organisation and assure all our partners and colleagues our full support and commitment in achieving the common goals."
Statement by Mr. Thabo Thamane
Chairman of AADFI
"On this occasion of launching the International Umbrella Organisation, named as International Sustainable Finance Organisation, the Global Alliance of National Development Banks and Value-Driven Financial Institutions, I would like to congratulate on behalf of the Executive Committee of AADFI and on my own behalf, all those institutions across the global that strive to finance sustainable development in their countries. Today, they have received a strong voice and representation at the global level. I thank our sister organizations, ADFIAP and ADFIMI, for joining hands with us and the European Organisation for Sustainable Development in this global initiative."
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