ABSTRACT
While states are signatories of the 2030 Agenda, all actors are called to contribute to and align their activities with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Providing more than 10% of the world's annual investment, public development banks have a central role to play in aligning financial flows with the SDGs. In 2020, a group of them have committed to aligning their activities with the SDGs. But so far, there is no common definition and alignment practices remain scattered and mostly inward looking. To be fully transformative, more efforts should be geared towards supporting implementation at the level of countries of operation.
