Conference “Finance and Climate: Focus on Women!”
April 23, 2024, Grameen Crédit Agricole organized a conference bringing together more than 130 participants at the Village by CA Paris.
The objective? To explore the links between financial inclusion, climate change and the role of women.
Investors, NGOs, foundations, and Crédit Agricole Group employees attended the event to discuss ways to take action together. The event highlighted the central role women, particularly in developing countries, play in addressing climate challenges, including access to drinking water, clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and more.
Committed speakers shared their concrete experiences:
- Purvi Bhavsar (Pahal, microfinance in India, partner of Grameen Crédit Agricole)
- Vincent Brousseau (Grameen Crédit Agricole)
- Tanguy Claquin (CACIB)
- Camille Huret (FosterImpact)
- Claudia McKay (CGAP)
- Maud Savary-Mornet (BeyondFinance)
All of them showed how financial inclusion can be a powerful lever to strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable communities.
This highlight was also marked by the presentation of the fund Women Empowerment for Climate, an investment tool designed to support projects led by women in sectors affected by climate change.
Finally, the actress and director Aïssa Maïga delivered a testimony that deeply touched the audience. In an exchange led by Veronique Faujour, General Delegate of Grameen Crédit Agricole and Secretary General of Crédit Agricole SA, she highlighted the real consequences of climate change on emerging countries.
