Environment & Finance Enterprise's Governmental Clients Back
Client Client Problem Approaching the Problem Recommending a Solution Results
International Governmental Agency Financial service industry’s reluctance to engage in discussions on environmental issues. Engaging leading financiers from progressive large financial institutions by inviting them to a small forum to share views and to establish some basic “environmental guidelines” consistent with a financial institutions’ approach to risk management. To establish a “code of conduct” and get banks to sign onto the effort. Efforts resulted in the creation of a program established on a global basis that now has several hundred signatories around the world. Program is showcased as a great success story.
National Governmental Agency Lack of relevant environmental programs that were germane to numerous sectors of the business community. Establishing a national working group of business representatives from environmental regulated and unregulated industries and the NGO community. Facilitating the group’s examination of how unregulated industries could establish guidelines that would improve business performance and environmental quality, while avoiding the need to create new governmental regulations. To hold a series of four meetings of the working group over an 18 month period to develop a series of industry guidelines. Guidelines were created by the group; they were widely distributed and have obtained a moderate level of adoption by impacted industries.
International Governmental Agency Insufficient financial support for sustainable agricultural activity in transitional economies. Interviewing actual members of agricultural community, governmental representatives and potential funders about the current situation and need. To establish a fund specific to a country and targeted on a specific crop that has high ecological value and can command a premium price in developed economies. A change in senior governmental staff resulted in the fund not being established.
International Governmental Financial Institution Institution’s clients are unaware of how to best manage environmental risks related to their business activities in countries around the world. Developing a program based on research and interviews that clients could actually implement in the field. To develop a user’s manual and training program that would be rolled out globally to empower in-field personnel with the ability to implement recommended program changes. Program was implemented with a high level of client usage resulting in an overall improved credit and business profile.