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The state of sustainable finance in the United States
While US financial institutions have at times enjoyed a reputation of being something of a laggard on sustainability issues versus their European counterparts, significant... -
ECGFS Detailed Recommendation 13: Lender Liability
In 2014 the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China convened a Green Finance Task Force made up of 40 experts from ministries, financial regulators, academics, banks and... -
Sustainable finance: A critical analysis of the regulation, policies,...
This working paper results from a workshop the UNEP Inquiry and CIGI held on 2-3 December 2014 in Waterloo, Canada to discuss options for a sustainable global financial system.... -
Building a Sustainable Financial System in the European Union: The Five ‘R’...
This report presents a stock-take of actions under way at the European Union level and in selected Member States to align the rules governing the financial system with... -
Equity markets, benchmark indices, and the transition to a low-carbon economy
Equity markets, make up roughly one-fourth of global financial assets. In Europe, the domestic market capitalization of listed equities was nearly $10 trillion in 2014. Market-... -
ECGFS Detailed Recommendation 5: Green Bonds
In 2014 the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China convened a Green Finance Task Force made up of 40 experts from ministries, financial regulators, academics, banks and... -
ECGFS Detailed Recommendation 1: Green Banking System
In 2014 the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China convened a Green Finance Task Force made up of 40 experts from ministries, financial regulators, academics, banks and... -
Green finance - A growing imperative: A briefing
The financial system should play an important role in promoting the green transformation of our economies -
Design options for a sustainable financial sector: Lessons from inclusive...
Over 200 years ago, Adam Smith put forward the notion that individuals seeking to benefit themselves through trade were led as if by an invisible hand to a situation in which... -
Stock Exchanges and Sustainability
Stock exchanges have historically played an important role in economic growth and development through enabling effective capital allocation. However, exchanges and markets more... -
Reforming Electronic Markets and Trading
On 3 November 2014 Ethical Markets Media and the UNEP Inquiry convened an expert seminar in New York, bringing together securities market experts and traders to examine how the... -
ECGFS Detailed Recommendation 6: Green IPO
In 2014 the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China convened a Green Finance Task Force made up of 40 experts from ministries, financial regulators, academics, banks and... -
Monetary Policy And Sustainability: The Case of Bangladesh
Central banks have wide ranging effects on the economy and society as a whole. Their decisions on monetary policy and sustainability are closely intertwined but the links... -
ECGFS Background Paper B: International Experience
In 2014 the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China convened a Green Finance Task Force made up of 40 experts from ministries, financial regulators, academics, banks and... -
Imagining a sustainable financial system
This paper has been developed as the framing paper for the Research Convening on Design Options for a Sustainable Financial System, which the UNEP Inquiry and CIGI held on 2-3... -
The equator principles: Do they make banks more sustainable?
This working paper results from a workshop the UNEP Inquiry and CIGI held on 2-3 December 2014 in Waterloo, Canada to discuss options for a sustainable global financial system....