Tag: Sustainable Finance

UKSIF publishes ‘Policy Vision’ to drive forward UK leadership on sustainable finance

Stuart Mitchell

UKSIF calls on government to drive forward UK’s leadership on sustainable finance ‘Policy Vision’ outlines recommendations to promote the sector’s future success. UKSIF’s ‘Policy Vision,’ launched on 28 April, represents the UK sustainable finance sector’s new vision for strengthening the UK’s global leadership in the growing sustainable finance industry and accelerating the drive towards a more sustainable future. The Policy Vision has been published at an event to mark the organisation’s 30-year anniversary, which was joined by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP, for a keynote speech.…

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Sustainable Banking Network Accelerates Expansion of Sustainable Finance in Emerging Markets

Stuart Mitchell

Thirty-eight emerging market economies have initiated key banking reforms to drive development and fight climate change, according to the second Global Progress Report of the IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking Network (SBN). These reforms require banks to assess, manage, and report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their lending operations and put market incentives in place for banks to lend to green projects. Of the 38 countries, 22 have adopted national sustainable finance policies and voluntary principles, seven of which were launched in 2019 alone. The report also captures the…

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