CFO or Chief Value Officer? Nedbank's Mike Davis on mapping a sustainable future

How is the role of a Chief Financial Officer changing? What’s needed to reach the Sustainable Development Goals? What role can the financial sector play? In this Business Unusual Podcast, Nedbank’s CFO Mike Davis joins award-winning broadcaster Leanne Manas to answer these questions and more. Mike reflects on the importance of climate finance, the opportunities for banks to contribute to a green future and shares how Nedbank has embraced sustainability.

6 key takeaways to listen out for in this podcast:

1. The changing role of CFOs - From simply measuring financial metrics to measuring value creation
2. Concern for the environment needs to be embedded within businesses. From business unusual to business as usual
3. Banks are uniquely positioned, through funding solutions, to play a leading role in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals
4. Estimated biodiversity financial flows have gone up by $40-billion in the last three years - the figure could be even higher but more is needed to protect nature as we know it
5. The public and private sectors need to work together to come up with funding solutions
6. Nedbank has set a clear target to move 20% of its balance sheet away from high-emission industries by the end of 2025

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