IFC convenes development partners to strengthen ESG collaboration and sustainability impact in Ghana

IFC officials and other stakeholders present at the ESG Roundtable for development partners in a group photo at the event The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has convened development partners working across Ghana's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem to strengthen collaboration, improve coordination and accelerate the adoption of sustainable business practices that support private sector growth and long-term development.

She noted that IFC's Integrated ESG Programme is supporting private sector firms in adopting international environmental and social best practices while working with the Bank of Ghana to strengthen implementation of the Ghana Sustainable Banking Principles.

She noted that SECO has partnered with IFC in Ghana for more than a decade to strengthen environmental and social risk management practices, support regulatory reforms and build the capacity of financial institutions to implement sustainable banking standards.