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GIFP Institute Become a Signatory to the UN PRI

Release time: 2023-08-16

GIFP Institute has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), demonstrating the commitment to supporting responsible investment.

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is an international organization that works to promote the incorporation of environmental, social, and corporate governance factors (ESG) into investment decision-making. The PRI has over 5000 signatories all over the world until July 2023.

"GIFP Institute has long worked to globalize financial wisdom to maximize financial literacy, to establish Code and Standards for the financial industry, and establish certification standards for financial sub-sectors. Nowadays, ESG has become a key factor in decisions. In 2023, GIFP Institute has already launched a new certification program named Certified Green Finance Consultant (CGFC), which meets the urgent market demands in Green Finance talents. We look forward to working with ESG and Green Finance Partners all over the world." says George R Lovas, Chairman of GIFP Institute.

David Atkin, PRI CEO, commented: "We are very pleased to welcome GIFP Institute as a signatory to the PRI. Service providers working with investors to help focus and refine their strategies around ESG and Green Finance play an important role in sustainable investing. We look forward to working with the GIFP Institute team."

GIFP Institute will continue to follow the needs of society and the market to update our certification programs and at the same time, cooperate with various professors and research organizations to establish the most fair and equitable financial market standards. GIFP Institute now has 5 certificate programs in specific sectors, including CGFC in green finance, CRMO in risk management, AQF in quantitative finance, , AFV in financial valuation and FPP in pension planning.

About GIFP Institute:

The Greater Institute of Financial Professionals (GIFP Institute) is a global non-profit organization for professionals in the financial sector. GIFP Institute views mission as "globalizing financial wisdom to maximize financial literacy" by holding certified exams, publishing research results, organizing membership activities, developing career development projects, etc. GIFP Institute is committed to providing certifications, education, and state-of-the-art abilities to its members in order to establish professional, outstanding, and systematic standards in the financial industry. GIFP Institute is based in New York. For more information, please visit https://www.GIFP Institute.us.org/ or follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/GIFP Institute/

About Principles for Responsible Investment:

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment. Supported by the United Nations, it works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. The PRI acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, of the financial markets and economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole. Launched in New York in 2006, the PRI has grown to more than 5000 signatories, managing over $121 trillion AUM. For more information, visit www.unpri.org.

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