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FinTech Startups Adopting Responsible Finance & ESG Integration in MENAT: Lessons from the GVI Hub’s 5th Cohort 

The RFI Foundation has successfully concluded our 5th GVI Hub Responsible Finance FinTech Program (RFTP) for the MENAT region. During the program, FinTech participants engaged in collaborative sessions to share their insights and experiences in integrating responsible finance and sustainability in their operations.

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FinTech Startups Need A Responsible Finance Strategy To Help Avoid Pitfalls As They Navigate ESG

  • Bain & Company and EcoVadis, as well as IBM, each released research finding operational performance benefit for companies with strong ESG characteristics

  • Evidence is growing outside of large, listed companies, including private companies, that ESG has operational benefits, but also comes with several barriers to adoption including when companies become overwhelmed by a magnitude of issues and revert to a ‘compliance’ mindset

  • RFI’s Responsible Finance FinTech Program can help FinTechs who are being pushed to focus on ESG issues get started in the right direction to avoid ESG becoming a distraction, and rather to make sure they see benefits by doing well on the right ESG issues

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