ESAFON IMPACT PARTNERS 2021
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) www.unep.org is a partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector to mobilize private sector finance for sustainable development. UNEP FI works with more than 300 members – banks, insurers, and investors – and over 100 supporting institutions – to help create a financial sector that serves people and planet while delivering positive impacts. We aim to inspire, inform and enable financial institutions to improve people’s quality of life without compromising that of future generations. By leveraging the UN’s role, UNEP FI accelerates sustainable finance.
The World Ocean Council (WOC) www.oceancouncil.org is a global, cross-sectoral ocean industry leadership alliance committed to “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”, developed by and for the private sector, with a unique and multi-sectoral approach to address cross-cutting issues affecting ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship of the seas.
Katapult Accelerator, https://katapultaccelerator.com/. We invest in and support startups with a positive impact on our oceans. We do this through our ocean impact accelerator, the Katapult Ocean fund and by creating a positive awareness of the great business opportunities in a sustainable ocean.
Tech4Impact https:/vpi.epfl.ch is EPFL’s flagship initiative for accelerating groundbreaking and sustainable technological solutions that create positive societal and environmental impact. EPFL Tech4Impact provides a common platform to engage with students, researchers, entrepreneurs, corporates, NGOs, international organizations, as well as society at large in order to realize innovative and entrepreneurial solutions that have the potential to achieve sustainable impact.