{"id":15563,"date":"2026-08-03T12:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfi-ci.org\/?p=15563"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:10:35","slug":"sustainability-certification-and-responsible-development-finance-growing-interest-among-african-dfis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfi-ci.org\/fr\/sustainability-certification-and-responsible-development-finance-growing-interest-among-african-dfis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Certification and Responsible Development Finance: Growing Interest among African\u202fDFIs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0How sustainability-focused initiatives, such as the\u202fSSCI, can strengthen the resilience, governance, and long-term development impact of African\u202fDFIs.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0As sustainability, climate resilience, and responsible investment become increasingly important in development finance, many African Development Finance Institutions\u202f(DFIs) are strengthening the integration of\u00a0sustainability\u00a0principles into their operations and decision-making processes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019une des initiatives suscitant un int\u00e9r\u00eat croissant est l\u2019 Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative\u202f(SSCI)<\/strong>d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e par l\u2019 European Organization for Sustainable Development\u202f(EOSD)<\/strong>. The SSCI promotes a holistic approach to sustainability by encouraging financial institutions to embed sustainability across governance, management, operations, stakeholder engagement, and business strategy. SSCI sees sustainability as a core business of financial institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019exp\u00e9rience d' Uganda Development Bank\u202f(UDB) Ltd., among other AADFI member DFIs that are SSCI certified,<\/strong> illustrates the potential benefits of embracing holistic sustainability. UDB\u2019s sustainability certification is reflected in its governance framework, operational effectiveness, resource mobilization, innovation, and development impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For African\u202fDFIs, SSCI frameworks can contribute to stronger governance, enhanced institutional resilience, greater stakeholder confidence, and better alignment with national development priorities. It can also support institutions in responding to evolving expectations from governments, investors, development partners, and other stakeholders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dans le cadre de son mandat de partage des connaissances, l\u2019AIAFD continue d\u2019exposer ses membres aux nouvelles tendances, aux meilleures pratiques internationales et aux approches innovantes visant \u00e0 renforcer leur efficacit\u00e9 et leur impact sur le d\u00e9veloppement. \u00c0 travers des initiatives telles que le m\u00e9canisme NDPSE, les communaut\u00e9s de pratique, les activit\u00e9s d\u2019apprentissage entre pairs et la collaboration avec des partenaires strat\u00e9giques, l\u2019AIAFD demeure r\u00e9solument engag\u00e9e \u00e0 accompagner ses institutions membres dans la construction d\u2019IFD r\u00e9silientes, durables et pr\u00e9par\u00e9es aux enjeux de demain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As sustainability continues to shape the future of development finance, African\u202fDFIs will be increasingly called upon to demonstrate not only financial soundness but also their capacity to generate lasting economic, social, and environmental value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AADFI encourages its member institutions that are interested in learning more about the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative\u202f(SSCI) and its potential relevance to contact the AADFI\u202fSecretariat at info@adfi-ci.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0How sustainability-focused initiatives, such as the\u202fSSCI, can strengthen the resilience, governance, and long-term development impact of African\u202fDFIs.  Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u00a0\u2013\u00a0As sustainability, climate resilience, and responsible investment become increasingly important in development finance, many African Development Finance Institutions\u202f(DFIs) are strengthening the integration of\u00a0sustainability\u00a0principles into their operations and decision-making processes.\u00a0 One initiative attracting growing interest is the Sustainability Standards and Certification […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"two_page_speed":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t