The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have launched the fifth edition of the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards. This programme seeks to highlight innovative, long-term private sector solutions to major development challenges, with a focus on the role of the private sector in global efforts to address climate change, achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and eliminate poverty, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected states.

The Awards seek to underline ground-breaking and financially viable solutions that help meet the SDGs. Achievement in Sustainable Development awards will focus on health, food and water security, and education and skills, with particular attention given to the use of new technology and disruptive models. Start-up projects with innovative solutions are encouraged to apply. The Awards are open to all financial and non-financial private sector organisations.

date: 15 March 2018
location: virtual
www: https://live.ft.com/Events/2017/FT-IFC-Transformational-Business-Awards-2018