Financing the Future: Report of the Italian National Dialogue on Sustainable Finance - Executive Summary

This report a) sets out the global and national landscape in terms of the challenge of financing sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental dimension; b) explores two of the key priorities that cut across the different parts of the financial system: risk analysis and reporting; c) looks at the experience of and potential for sustainable finance in banking, capital markets, insurance, institutional investment and public finance; and d) examines how progress toward sustainable finance can best be measured and concludes with the set of recommendations for further action.

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Main Authors: United Nations Environment Programme, Italy, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
Other Authors: Inquiry
Format: Summaries biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL MARKETS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, PUBLIC FINANCE, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, STOCK MARKETS, FISCAL POLICY, BANKING SYSTEMS, ITALY, Climate change,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/16802
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Summary:This report a) sets out the global and national landscape in terms of the challenge of financing sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental dimension; b) explores two of the key priorities that cut across the different parts of the financial system: risk analysis and reporting; c) looks at the experience of and potential for sustainable finance in banking, capital markets, insurance, institutional investment and public finance; and d) examines how progress toward sustainable finance can best be measured and concludes with the set of recommendations for further action.