Show Notes
Listen to this podcast with Gilbert Guma. He is a development professional with over 20 years experience in development financing and the Partnership Account Manager at Water.org. He talks about bank level action planning and other concrete solutions for financial institutions.
This podcast was created for the online course ESG & WASH for Financial Institutions in Uganda.
This 8-hour course will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to operationalise ESG-WASH principles, assess and manage WASH-related risks within financial portfolios. By the end of this course, you will be able to identify sustainable financing opportunities that support both business objectives and sustainable development.
The course was created by Riva in partnership with Water For People and the Uganda Institute for Banking and Financial services with the generous support of the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund.
The content is based on the ESG–WASH Curriculum for Financial Institutions developed by the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) in partnership with Water for People and the Ministry of Water and Environment to strengthen ESG–WASH integration within Uganda's financial sector.
For more information and to access the course see: https://learn.uibfs.or.ug/my/courses.php
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