- Co-financing blended finance initiatives with development partners : Financial institutions can collaborate with multilateral development banks, donors, and philanthropic organizations to create blended finance structures that reduce investment risk in critical sectors aligned with the SDGs. This enables greater private capital mobilization for sustainable development.
- Facilitating South-South and North-South financial partnerships : Banks can serve as intermediaries or structuring agents in regional cooperation agreements, trade finance, or investment platforms that promote resource sharing and technology transfer across countries. This helps strengthen cross-border development linkages and capacity-building efforts.
- Supporting data infrastructure for development tracking : Financial institutions can invest in or fund platforms that collect, analyze, and report SDG-related data. These include financing data centers, public-private data collaborations, or fintech solutions that enable transparent SDG progress monitoring and reporting.
- Issuing SDG-aligned bonds and thematic investment products : Banks can design and underwrite instruments such as SDG bonds, blue bonds, or gender bonds in collaboration with sovereigns or corporates. These instruments help align private capital flows with global development objectives and encourage investor participation.
- Partnering with governments on national financing strategies : Financial institutions can co-develop and help implement national or sub-national integrated financing frameworks (INFFs), aligning public and private resources with the country’s SDG priorities. This enhances coordination and maximizes impact.
- Enabling cross-sector investment platforms : Institutions can fund or facilitate collaborative platforms that bring together governments, civil society, businesses, and financiers to co-invest in projects related to education, health, climate, and infrastructure; fostering scalable, multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Providing capacity-building support for financial governance : Banks can partner with development agencies to finance programs that build financial literacy, strengthen public financial management systems, and improve domestic resource mobilization — all essential for effective SDG implementation.
- Mobilizing diaspora finance and remittances for development : Through structured products and matched funding, financial institutions can channel remittances or diaspora investment into local SDG-linked development projects, supporting community infrastructure, health, and education initiatives.
- Supporting innovative financing mechanisms through partnerships : Financial institutions can help create impact funds, outcome-based financing (like development impact bonds), or pooled finance mechanisms in coordination with global institutions to support specific SDG goals.
- Hosting SDG investment forums and deal pipelines : Banks can initiate or support platforms where governments and private investors meet to explore SDG-aligned opportunities, share knowledge, and build long-term financing pipelines that catalyze action across multiple goals.
