A group of influencers will come together to explore how banking can address the challenges of our time, which includes topics about Migrants and the refugee crisis, #MeToo and gender and diversity issues, and Melting Icecaps and how climate change will affect us all.
This Summit will accelerate the growth of changing how money works in the world.
We will:
● Explore how to create a viable and impactful banking system to support a radically different future
● Explore how Values Based Banking can help us address the challenges of our time
● Redefine banking to put its ecosystem in service of people and the planet, while keeping it healthy and profitable for continued investment
● Create a rich discussion and inspirational exchange of ideas, with a bias for action.
Why are we doing this?
We know that to finance change, we need to first change finance. As we enter the third decade of this century, humans face unprecedented challenges. For many years, society has put pressure on governments and multilateral institutions to solve the many unresolved issues that threaten our existence. But experience tells us that we cannot rely on them alone to put solutions in place. Transformation requires a coordinated effort of local, national, and global authorities along with many private sector actors and the commitment and actions of informed citizens.
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The Global Alliance for Banking on Values is an independent network of banking institutions using finance to deliver sustainable economic, social and environmental development. -
Summit host Vancity improves the financial well-being of its members while helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.