Zambia Sustainable Finance

De‑risking Green Growth

Catalysing Climate Finance Growth

Zambia can turn debt-for-nature innovation into scalable climate finance while addressing persistent frontier-market bankability gaps.

Zambia stands at a defining moment. Following its pioneering $3 billion debt-for-nature swap—one of the largest conservation finance deals globally—and successful IMF-supported debt restructuring, the country has emerged as Africa’s unexpected leader in innovative climate finance. As a copper-dependent economy facing drought-driven crop failures and power crises under tight fiscal constraints, Zambia needs bankable projects and blended finance instruments—not rhetoric—to deploy capital at scale. With green finance taxonomies and pilot sustainability bonds already underway domestically, the ASFI Zambia platform will prioritize assembling pre-vetted, investment-ready projects and structured blended instruments that match investor mandates with national development priorities.

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Zambia Sustainable Finance Intensive

April 21 — 22, 2026 | LUSAKA

Can Zambia translate its debt-for-nature breakthrough into a replicable model for climate finance at scale—or will the gap between pioneering frameworks and actual capital deployment prove that even Africa's most creative sovereign structures cannot overcome frontier market bankability constraints? Join us at the Zambia Sustainable Finance Intensive 2026: the definitive platform where ambition converts to capital.

Zambia Asset Owners Prelude

April 23, 2026 | LUSAKA

A transformative programme for African asset owners and managers seeking to future-proof portfolios through ESG integration and strategic asset reallocation. Over two intensive days, C-suite executives will master the balance between fiduciary excellence and sustainable impact while unlocking opportunities in private markets, real assets, and alternatives—addressing inflation, currency risks, and Africa's unique investment landscape.

Macroeconomic implications

Understanding the intersection of fiscal, monetary, and climate policy — how sustainable finance shapes inflation, growth, and investment cycles.

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Domestic Institutional Capital

Unlocking pension, insurance, and sovereign wealth capital for sustainable assets through policy, governance, and incentives.

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Pensions Imperative

Integrating sustainability into pensions portfolio allocations while safeguarding retirement security and risk-adjusted returns.

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Insurance Imperative

Repricing transition and physical risks, underwriting innovation, and capital allocation for climate resilience and financial stability.

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Catalytic Capital

Mobilising blended and concessional finance to unlock private sector participation in sustainable infrastructure and innovation.

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Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

Mobilising capital to design and scale adaptive, inclusive, and low-carbon infrastructure transforming cities, transport, and energy systems.

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Sustainability-Linked Bonds

Deepening private issuances: Building transparency, credibility, and investor confidence in sustainable fixed-income markets.

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Climate Risk and Resilience

Identify ways to mitigate climate risk and build resilient businesses by assessing systemic and transition impacts.

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Regulatory Leadership

The evolving role of central banks, regulators, and supervisors in climate stress testing, disclosure mandates, and prudential guidelines.

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Legal Framework

Developing enforceable frameworks for green finance instruments, fiduciary duties, and climate-aligned investment obligations.

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Market Infrastructure

How exchanges, depositories, and data platforms can drive liquidity, disclosure, and investor trust in ESG markets.

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Measurement and Verification

Creating credible standards and impact measurement systems that ensure integrity and authenticity in sustainability claims.

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Help shape the digital dialogue themes that will lead the national conversation on sustainable finance. Take a 2-minute poll to share your priorities and guide the dialogue ahead of ZmSFI 2026.

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Climate-related Financial Reporting

How can legal professionals effectively navigate climate-related legal risk to drive accountability, strengthen governance, and foster sustainable transformation? Demystifying Climate-Related Legal Risk (DCrLR) examines practical implications of Climate Change Law & Policy, Decarbonization & Legal Pathways, Climate Accountability & Litigation, and Legal Action. Gain practical insights into international frameworks, business obligations, and regulatory strategies.

Climate-related Financial Risk

Climate risk is reshaping balance sheets, regulatory frameworks, and investor mandates—yet most financial professionals lack the tools to price, disclose, and manage it effectively. The Demystifying Climate-Related Financial Risk (DCrFR) Masterclass equips finance teams to operationalise climate risk management across three critical domains: implementing ISSB disclosure standards, quantifying physical and transition risks in portfolios, and structuring climate-resilient investment strategies.

Reorienting Allocation

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Onitsha River Port Rehabilitation and Concession

A Nigerian firm secured the concession to launch three transformative projects: Port rehabilitation, a Free Trade Zone, and a 10MW gas power plant. This drives regional growth and modernises inland logistics.

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Diversifying Beyond

London: June 1-5, 2026 | Oct 19-23, 2026

How can African asset owners balance the superior yields available in domestic markets with the need for globally diversified allocations that enhance resilience and preserve long-term real returns? Diversifying Beyond is an immersive executive programme designed for trustees, CEOs, CIOs and senior insurance leaders. It delivers liability-aware allocation frameworks, practical hedging strategies, and vetted pathways to global managers—enabling institutions to preserve domestic yield advantages while reducing concentration risk and improving long-term portfolio resilience.

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De‑risking Green Growth

Catalysing Climate Finance Growth

Zambia can turn debt-for-nature innovation into scalable climate finance while addressing persistent frontier-market bankability gaps.

Convene

Zambia Sustainable Finance Intensive

Zambia Asset Owners Prelude

Preludes

Macroeconomic implications

Domestic Institutional Capital

Pensions Imperative

Insurance Imperative

Catalytic Capital

Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

Sustainability-Linked Bonds

Climate Risk and Resilience

Regulatory Leadership

Legal Framework

Market Infrastructure

Measurement and Verification

Join the Dialogue: Be Heard. Be Seen.

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Climate-related Financial Reporting

Climate-related Financial Risk

Reorienting Allocation

Transact

Port rehabilitation

Podcast

Videos

Human Energy

Stanley Austin

Sophie Masipa

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Partners

Programs

Diversifying Beyond