Explore how sustainability-linked loans and KPI-based blended finance are advancing impact investing and driving measurable results.

Discover EBRD's High Impact Programme and development banks' evolving role in equity funds for impactful corporate growth.

Insights into pioneering work, including the Joint SDG Fund's support of ocean, energy, agriculture, and health initiatives for sustainable change.

This session will offer valuable insights for investors and sustainability leaders aiming to leverage finance for sustainable development.

Massimiliano Riva (Max) is a senior sustainable finance advisor and manager with over 20 years of experience in international organizations, development banks and in the public and private sector.

He advanced impact and sustainability strategies in equity funds, public guarantee schemes, microfinance organization, export credit schemes, green/SDG bonds and designed blended finance solutions in the areas of nature, climate, agriculture, and health.

He also helped design public financial strategies and coordinated programming interventions to spur financial reforms in over 80 countries. After 15 years with the United Nations, he joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2022 as sustainability lead for equity funds and manager of the green climate fund.

In his career he facilitated a wide range of partnerships on sustainable trade and finance, providing advisory services on the ground to over 30 countries across all continents. He co-authored several publications on the same. Max is keen to meet and collaborate to unlock and invest much needed resources for the climate and nature crisis.