Global Sustainable Finance Developments Dec 2021
Ma Jun
Founder and President: Institute of Finance and Sustainability
In the second of two videos, Dr Ma Jun outlines some of the key international initiatives driving sustainable finance. He outlines the work being undertaken by the G20, the NGFS as well as the IPSF, who are working on establishing a common ground taxonomy.
In the second of two videos, Dr Ma Jun outlines some of the key international initiatives driving sustainable finance. He outlines the work being undertaken by the G20, the NGFS as well as the IPSF, who are working on establishing a common ground taxonomy.
Global Sustainable Finance Developments Dec 2021
10 mins 7 secs
There are many international initiatives driving sustainable finance, including the work of the G20, the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) and the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF).
Key learning objectives:
Understand what work is being done by the G20 in relation to sustainable finance
Identify the work undertaken by the NGFS
Comprehend the importance of the common ground taxonomy being developed by the IPSF
Ma Jun
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