Fc4s Lagos

The Financial Centre for Sustainability Lagos (FC4SL) was set up with a vision “to become Africa’s leading Financial Centre for Sustainability by 2030” and a mission “to position Lagos as a leading market in sustainability principles through investments, innovation, partnerships and capacity development through its core values of Innovation, Market Development, Partnership, Awareness, Credibility and Teamwork (IMPACT). The Financial Centre for Sustainability, Lagos (“FC4S Lagos” or “FC4SL”) was established in April 2019 by key financial market stakeholders including FMDQ Group, Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure (FMI) group, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other stakeholders in the financial market ecosystem. Its sole aim is accelerating the expansion of green and sustainable finance in Nigeria as well as promoting the adoption of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On May 29, 2019, the FC4S Lagos was admitted as the 23rd member of the International Network of Financial Centres (FC4S Network) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and was formally launched on October 4, 2019, by Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Executive Governor of Lagos State. FC4SL is in the Nigerian financial markets to drive the entrenchment of sustainable finance principles, create awareness on climate change mitigation/adaptation, connect projects that address climate risks with potential investors, advocate for policy incentives to actualise SDGs integration and provide access to funding for initiatives that enhance the development of a low-carbon, resilient and inclusive economy while accelerating the expansion of green and sustainable finance in Nigeria.