#10YearsAfter the biggest financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash of 1929, most experts agree that the financial system has barely changed. In fact, many point to an imminent crash, as generous monetary policies – already used after the dotcom crisis – fed new financial bubbles. These policies, combined with the failure of the G20 to reform the financial system, contributed to a prolonged economic slump and rising inequalities.
But there is some good news: - World leaders have agreed upon ambitious societal goals such as the Paris Agreement and the broader Sustainable Development Goals. They also recognize that a major challenge to realize these goals is to re-direct large financial flows.
- Populations are giving clear signals that they want fundamental change.
- Civil society, academia and sustainable finance practitioners have built capacity… and are ready to create and sustain the broad coalition that they missed in the aftermath of the crisis!
We believe now is the time to get together and reach out for wide audience support! The 1st Change Finance Forum promises to be a dynamic and inclusive event. Its remarkable potential stems from the large number of contributing organisations, which include Finance Watch, Oxfam, CNCD- 11.11.11, Occupy Wall Street, Positive Money, SOMO, Public Interest Research Centre (New Delhi), ATTAC, New Economic Foundation, New B, Open Democracy, Greenpeace, Tax Justice Network, Eurodad, Centrale Nationale des Employés (CNE), Fondazione Finanza Etica, Transparency International, Stamp Out Poverty, Secours Catholique – Caritas France, Veblen Institute, WEED, European Federation of Ethical Banks and Alternative Financiers (FEBEA), Lita - among several others. Please visit our event page to get more information about speakers and
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