“Green Finance: Investments in Sustainable Development” – Public Lecture Held at GTU

Another public lecture was held for students of the Faculty of Business Technologies of the Georgian Technical University, within the framework of the university project “Green Finance and Related Instruments”.

A public lecture “Green Finance: Investments in Sustainable Development” was delivered to the students by Professor Medea Chelidze of the Faculty of Business Technologies. The public lecture was also attended by Professor Rati Burdiashvili, Head of the Department of Finance and Banking Technologies, researchers, and professors of the Faculty of Business Technologies.

As Professor Medea Chelidze noted, the green economy aims to take environmental challenges into account as much as possible in the process of sustainable development. Therefore, green investments are implemented in projects that aim to preserve natural resources and reduce environmental damage.

According to her, green investments are increasingly being made worldwide in projects considering climate change neutralization, raising green awareness, biodiversity, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, renewable energies, healthcare, and others.

The speaker focused on the opportunities for sustainable financing and investing in green initiatives in Georgia, and spoke about resource-efficient investments, which are becoming increasingly important and attractive to investors due to their multifaceted benefits.

Medea Chelidze provided students with extensive information on the economic benefits of resource-efficient green technologies and noted that, along with reducing operating costs, resource-efficient green technologies ensure increased product quality, productivity, and reliability, as well as improved working conditions for employees and the quality of service.

Medea Chelidze also touched upon the positive impacts of green financing in terms of increasing competitiveness and spoke about the activation of the positioning of small and medium-sized businesses in green supply chains, which provides effective results in terms of strengthening the sustainability of the economy and reducing negative impacts on the environment and healthcare.

At the end of the public lecture, the speaker answered students’ questions and listened to their opinions on green investing. After discussing the topical issues, the young people expressed their desire to hold such meetings regularly.