Empowering IPAs for sustainable development

FDI, together with Official Development Aid and remittances, is one of the main sources of finance in Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and as such can act an important means of financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide guidance on national development priorities and policies; and can help to optimize investment and trade policies for inclusive development and responsible and sustainable business practices. However, many LDCs are confronting a myriad of social, environmental, and geopolitical challenges which are affecting the quantity and quality of FDI inflows. This follow-up to the Executive IPA College will take a closer look at some of these challenges and what IPAs can do to help their countries to navigate them. OBJECTIVES This second phase of the Executive College will consist of 4 information and capacity building sessions which will be delivered online. CONTENT Module 1: Facilitating SDG investment in times of crisis Module 2: Reducing gender disparities in business and access to finance through UNIDOs Gender Lens Investing Module 3: Measuring impact for sustainable development: Developing and identifying KPIs Module 4: Partnerships and collaboration: working together for more and better investments