Finance for Peace sets Standards designed to uncover and reduce conflict risks, making investments more attractive and likely to succeed.

It sets the Standards

The Standards Committee sets the Finance for Peace Standards and certifies that suitable actions to reduce conflict risks are designed into an investment. Investments across asset classes that meet the Standards receive the Peace Stamp. This builds rigour and market trust in a new category of labelled, peace-aligned investments.

It builds the market

Through its Market Network it brings investors, project developers, governments, peace experts and local partners together to put the Standards to work in real transactions.

WHY

Conflict risk leaves good projects unfunded or causing unintended harm

Conflict risks, driven by security, political, social and environmental factors, can undermine a project’s viability, profitability and results. They can be hidden, and they apply even to investments in markets not directly affected by conflict. Capital then stays away or is often mispriced, and projects go unfinanced or cause unintended harm.

HOW

Much of that risk can be reduced by design

Much of the risk comes from how a project is designed and run, and can be reduced through better design. Peace measures, such as community engagement, benefit-sharing and grievance mechanisms, are how that is done.

WHAT

Certified measures widen what is investable and reduce hidden risk

Reduced risk only draws capital in if the market can see, check and trust it. Finance for Peace sets the Standards, with independent certification and verification every year. As the market learns to rely on certified, independently verified peace measures, more projects can become investable, investors can reduce the hidden risk in their portfolios, and capital can reach the places that need it most, benefiting the communities involved.