Webinar: “Financing Sustainable Infrastructures: A Long-Term Perspective”

The Istituto Affari Internazionali and the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo are pleased to invite you to the webinar:

Financing Sustainable Infrastructures: A Long-Term Perspective

7 September 2021, h. 2.00 – 5.30 CEST

Hybrid event hosted by Collegio Carlo Alberto

The leaders of the G20 countries have stressed the key role that infrastructure plays as a strategic asset to foster economic growth. The public sector remains the traditional source of financing for infrastructure investments. However, budgetary constraints and economic policy choices have led, in many economies, to a reduction in the level of public funds allocated to this sector. In this context, the realization of infrastructural investments requires new complementary forms of financing. In order to bridge the infrastructure gap, tools such as public-private partnerships, blended finance and green bonds can play an important role in involving private capital in the construction and modernization of sustainable and resilient infrastructures. Infrastructures that are solid and functional but also adaptable to changing conditions, based on innovative technologies that can reduce risks and catalyse investments by the private sector.

The event will address the potential and challenges of private financing in the infrastructure sector, including new financing instruments to diversify the investor base. It will also discuss the use of data and technologies to maximize the social and environmental value of infrastructure projects.

The Conference is organised within the framework of the T20 related activities, the T20 Roundtables.

Working language: English, with no translation.