Sri Lanka will participate in the 2024 Impact Harvest Forum on the theme‘Investing in Inclusive Businesses’ convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok,Thailand from May 23 to 24.
The Cabinet of Ministers recently adopted a National Strategy to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Businesses to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka.
Developed under the leadership of the Sustainable Development Council with technical support from ESCAP, the Strategy provides for a coherent set of actions to promote the development of Inclusive and Sustainable Businesses through legal and regulatory frameworks, capacity development for integration into local and global supply chains, local and global recognition, partnerships, impact measurement, reporting and improved access to finance.
The 2024 Impact Harvest Forum aims to identify investment opportunities and financing mechanisms to support the growth and impact of inclusive businesses, ultimately fostering sustainable development and economic inclusion in the region.
Towards this objective, the Forum will explore opportunities for investing in inclusive businesses in agriculture and food systems, identify concrete actions to promote and facilitate investments in inclusive businesses and facilitate networking and explore partnerships among investors, governments agencies, development partners and firms.
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