Rights, Risks & Returns: Advancing Responsible and Effective Investments in Conflict-Affected Areas

On the sidelines of Building Bridges in Geneva, Heartland, in partnership with TrustWorks Global, de Pury Pictet Turrettini, and the One Earth Future Foundation, co-hosted a closed-door workshop titled “Rights, Risks, and Returns: Advancing Responsible and Effective Investments in Conflict-Affected Areas” for Swiss financial institutions.

Amid rising instability, investors—including DFIs, commercial, institutional, and impact investors—are increasingly exposed to risks associated with investments in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCS). This half-day workshop and reception offered financial leaders an opportunity to collaboratively explore practical approaches to responsible investing and risk management in these challenging markets. It brought together leading experts on the subject along with a select group of public and private financial institutions.

The private event provided a unique platform for discussing both the challenges and opportunities tied to such investments, with sessions on investing in MNCs with operations and relationships in FCS, and investing in SMEs that can be the drivers of growth and catalysts for peace.

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