Sustainable Finance Forum 2025
September 17, 2025
Warsaw Stock Exchange
Sustainable Investment Forum Poland (POLSIF) — 2nd edition
The second edition of the event focused on shaping the future of finance taking into account the latest trends and challenges in the area of sustainable investments.
Gallery from the event
selected photos, full sneaky gallery under the button below
Instructions for joining
completed membership declaration
The Future of Responsible Investing — A Global Perspective
Capital relief for sustainable finance
Just Transition - what it means for banks
Energy security and its financing
Market and legal barriers to sustainable investment
Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Finance
POLSIF Awards Gala
The substantive part was held POLSIF Awards Gala - an initiative to promote best practices and projects ranging sustainable investing and ESG in Poland.
During the Gala, awards were presented to organizations and leaders who set new standards of responsibility and innovation in finance.
Program
The event took place on 17 September 2025
Challenges and solutions to sustainable finance
08:30 — 09:00
Registration of guests
9:00 — 9:05
Welcoming guests - ring the bell
Joanna Alasa
President of the Management Board and Leader of the POLSIF Banking Standards Centre
Roksana Kałuzna-Balazy
Vice-President of the Management Board and Leader of the POLSIF Legal Centre
Marlene Janot
Member of the Management Board and Leader of the POLSIF Educational Centre
Robert Sroka, PhD
Member of the Management Board and Leader of POLSIF Research Centre
Piotr Dmuchowski
Member of the Management Board and Leader of the POLSIF Fund Standards Centre
09:05 — 09:25
Presentation: MF's actions in the field of sustainable finance
Dr. Katarzyna Przewalska
Director of the Financial Market Development Department at the Ministry of Finance
09:25 — 09:45
Presentation: The Future of Responsible Investing — A Global Perspective
Marika Brewitz
Senior Responsible Investment Manager, Principles for Responsible Investment
09:45 — 10:05
Presentation: Guidelines for ESG Risk Management in Banks - Regulator Expectations
Dorota Wojnar
ESG Risk Unit, European Banking Authority
10:05 — 10:45
Panel: Panel of representatives of the Supervisory Boards of Banks - Barriers in financing a just transition
Moderator
Robert Sroka, PhD
Member of the Management Board and Leader of POLSIF Research Centre
participants
Lucyna Stanczak-Wuczyńska
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Dominika Bettman
Member of the Supervisory Board of Santander Bank Polska
Professor Monika Marcinkowska
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ING Bank Śląski
Agnieszka Klos-Siddiqui
Member of the Supervisory Board of Bank Millennium
10:45 — 11:05
Coffee break
11:05 — 11:45
Panel: Sustainability in the Retail Sector: Tools, Trends, Inspirations
Moderator
Titian Bielecki
Managing Director of ESG and Home Solutions Ecosystems at Santander Bank Polska S.A.
participants
Anna Miazga
Chief Sustainability Officer mBank
Małgorzata Jarczyk-Zuber
Chief ESG Innovation Officer, ING ESG Innovation Expert Centre
Mariusz Dymowski
Director of Retail Products and Companies Division PKO Bank Polski
11:45 — 12:05
Presentation: Energy security and its financing
Dr Michał Kurtyka
President of the Just Transition Institute, former Minister of Climate and President of COP24
12:05 — 12:25
Presentation: Decarbonizing the Polish Industry: How Financial Institutions Can Lead the Transition Banks as the primary channel for industrial transition finance. EBA expectations — transition plans, taxonomy alignment, climate risk integration. IFC and DFI role — transition finance instruments and technical assistance to mobilise capital
Kyrylo Mukhomedzianov
Project Lead, Financial Sector Specialist and IFC
12:25 — 12:45
Presentation: Market and legal barriers to sustainable investment
Dr. Ludwik Kotecki
Member of the Monetary Policy Council, former Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance
12:45 — 1:05
Presentation: Sustainable investments in Poland 2025 - presentation of the results of the study
Robert Sroka, PhD
Member of the Management Board and Leader of POLSIF Research Centre
13:05 — 14:00
lunch
Solutions for sustainable finance
14:00 — 14:20
Talk: How to unlock capital for sustainable investment and innovation
Dariusz Adamski
Professor of Legal Sciences and Deputy Chairman of KNF
14:20 — 14:40
Speech: Capital relief for sustainable finance
Piotr Dmuchowski
Member of the Management Board of POLSIF, President of the Management Board of PFR TFI
14:40 — 15:00
Presentation: Sustainable financing in practice — considerations of Santander Bank Polska
Monika Polakowska
Director of Sustainable Finance
Kamil Radziwon
Sales Director, Green finance, Business and Corporate Client Area
15:00 — 15:45
Panel: Building an Ecosystem for Sustainable Finance.
Moderator
Piotr Dmuchowski
Member of the Management Board of POLSIF, President of the Management Board of PFR TFI
participants
Dorota Wojnar
ESG Risk Unit, European Banking Authority
Filip Wojcik
ESG expert at BIK Group
Joanna Sikora-Wittnebel
Deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission
Martha Noran
Director of ESG Risk Management, Citi Handlowy
15:45 — 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 — 16:20
Speech: Just Transition — what it means for banks
Joanna Sobotka-Klimczak
Sustainability & ESG Expert ING Poland
16:20 — 16:40
Presentation: Sustainable investment market in Poland
Michal Duniec
President of the Board of Online Analytics
16:40 — 17:00
Presentation: Defence financing
Prof. Marta Postuła
Vice President of Bank Gospodarstwo Krajowego
17:00 — 17:30
Networking with refreshments
17:30 — 19:00
Gala — POLSIF Awards, awards ceremony
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Cocktail Partner
Patronage
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