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2 February 2017
Tools and Initiatives

Greening Digital Finance

Simon Zadek

Digital finance is the unexpected revolutionary – but which side will it take?

20 August 2020

How digital finance can create a fairer world

Achim Steiner, Maria Ramos

The Spanish Flu of 1918 did not respect borders nor social class.

September 2018

Green Digital Finance: Mapping current practice and potential in Switzerland and beyond

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)

As a global financial centre with a growing strategic interest in sustainable finance, and a country recognized as a leader in digital technologies and innovation, Switzerland is seeking an improved understanding of how digital finance can accelerate the greening of financial flows.

November 2017

Greening the Financial System: Exploring ways forward

Bloomberg Philanthropies, European Banking Federation, Institute of International Finance, Paulson Institute, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The Greening the Financial System: Exploring ways forward briefing summarises the discussions held during the “Greening the Financial System: Exploring the Ways Forward” event in Washington, D.C. on 12 October 2017.
August 2020

People's Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance A Sustainable Future

Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals
This report, from the Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), summarises the findings and recommendations on digital financing for a sustainable future. It establishes the importance of building on our current digital financing, with action agendas and next steps.
February 2019

Digital Finance and Citizen Action: In financing the future of climate-smart infrastructure

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank Group
Major opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation lie in the shift to climate-smart infrastructure. This report looks at how digital finance technologies, or fintech, can engage citizens as consumers, pension holding investors, co-producers and voters to be a driving force for raising finance for low carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure development.
May 2017

Scaling Citizen Action on Climate: ANT Financial's efforts towards a digital finance solution

Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The Scaling Citizen Action on Climate: ANT Financial's efforts towards a digital finance solution report shows that almost half of Ant Financial Services Group’s 450 million users signed up to Ant Forest, an app that gamifies carbon footprint tracking – cutting greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrating the massive potential of Fintech (financial technology) for supporting sustainable development. By the end of January 2017, the approach had avoided 150,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, thanks to the accumulation of small behavior changes, with much more to come.
August 2017

Summary of the Second GreenInvest Consultation: Workshop on green finance technology and green foreign direct investment

Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The Report of the Second GreenInvest Consultation is based on the event held in Berlin in May 2017, aimed to foster dialogue between G20 countries, non-G20 developing countries and the private sector, with a view to making developing country voices heard.
18 July 2019
Other News

G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

The G7 Finance goals for Chantilly « Working for a fairer capitalism »

G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) met in Chantilly on July 17th and 18th, 2019.

24 October 2018 to 25 October 2018
Partner Event

World Green Economy Summit

On 24-25 October 2018, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority and World Green Economy Organisation are hosting the World Green Economy Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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