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Accelerating Financial Centre Action on Sustainable Development: How International Cooperation Can Scale Up Green and Sustainable Finance

December 2017
Authors: 
Nick Robins, Jeremy McDaniels
Source: 
Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry), Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA)

The report Accelerating Financial Centre Action on Sustainable Development: How International Cooperation Can Scale Up Green and Sustainable Finance presents the case for strategic action by the world’s financial centres on climate change and sustainable development. It then outlines the goal and planned activities of the new International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability, which was inspired by work undertaken by Italy as part of its 2017 G7 Presidency.

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Finance
Themes: 
Development, Investment
Key search terms: 
specific financing mechanisms, green finance, green bonds, economic capital

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