"Ultimately, the speed with which the new sustainable financial system develops will be decided by the ambitions of governments’ climate policies. Governments can reinforce the efforts in the private sector by setting clear and credible climate policies, which will provide more certainty to the market, crowd in private investment and ensure that private financial markets pull forward adjustments from the future. This will minimise costs and smooth adjustments." Building a Private Finance System for Net Zero - Priorities for private finance for COP26.
"The potential for private capital to support biodiversity conservation will only be realized if appropriate governmental policies, regulations, and incentives are in place." Financing Nature: Closing the Global Biodiversity Financing Gap
Building a Private Finance System for Net Zero: Priorities for COP 26
Ultimately, the speed with which the new sustainable financial system develops will be decided by the ambitions of governments’ climate policies. … The success of company transition plans will be a key determinant of value creation across all sectors of the economy. Financial institutions will increasingly use plans to identify the leaders and laggards in the transition and use engagement, rather than wholesale divestment, to decarbonise their portfolios.
Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
Brings together fiscal and economic policymakers from over 50 countries in leading the global climate response and in securing a just transition towards low-carbon resilient development.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System
Fifty-three (53) recommendations to mitigate risks to financial markets posed by climate change.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, The European Central Bank, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth
Action plan to: (1) reorient capital flows toward sustainable investment to achieve sustainable and inconclusive growth; (2) manage financial risks stemming from climate change, resource depletion, environmental degradation and social issues; and (3) foster transparency and log-termism in financial and economic activity.
ECB Capital Markets Union
Role of equity markets and sustainable finance.
European Commission Platform on Sustainable Finance
Bringing together expertise on sustainability from the corporate and public sector, industry, academia, civil society and finance.
European Commission's Sustainable Finance Action Plan
Overview of sustainable finance.
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard February 18, 2021 Speech: Role of Financial Institutions Tackling Challenges of Climate Change
Ultimately, outcomes are likely to be more robust if we innovate and experiment, and leverage a range of complementary approaches being developed in both the private and public sectors.
Global Impact Investing Network
Convening impact investors to facilitate knowledge exchange, highlighting innovative investment approaches, building evidence base for the industry, and producing valuable tools and resources.
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
Collaboration of member-based sustainable investment organizations around the world.
High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance 2018
Seeks to lay out a clear path towards making sustainability a guiding thread in Europe’s financial system, and strengthening Europe’s position as a frontrunner in the area of green and sustainable finance.
OECD: Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance
Governments spend approximately USD 500 billion per year in support that is potentially harmful to biodiversity i.e. five to six times more than total spending for biodiversity.
OECD's Financing Climate Futures: Rethinking Infrastructure
Lays out agenda for integrating climate considerations into all aspects of our societies and setting up the right incentives to better align financial flows by focusing on key transformational action areas: planning, innovation, budgeting, finance, development and cities.
Singapore Green Finance Center
Institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development.
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
Investment principles that offer a menu of possible actions for incorporating ESG issues into investment practice: responsible investors, sustainable markets, prosperity for all.
US SIF
Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
World Resources Institute
Help businesses, policymakers and civil society at the local, national and international levels advance the deep structural shifts necessary to address climate change.