Category:Sustainable Finance
The Sustainable Finance category organizes articles touching diverse Sustainable Finance topics.
The sub-categories of the sustainable finance category are represented here using two sets of matrices to highlight different dimensions.
Notes
- Sustainable Finance is a rapidly evolving field. Many concepts, initiatives and tools are still fluid, overlapping or poorly defined. (The Glossary of Sustainable Finance collects some of these emerging initiatives and associated terminologies).
- The tables and classifications included here are work-in-progress and some entries are still stubs / preliminary (suggestions are welcome).
- The focus here is on how the financial system facilitates the sustainability transition for economic entities and activities. This is but a subset of the overall tools, policies and regulations being considered.
By Economic Entity and Economic Activity
The first classification matrix of sustainable finance sub-domains takes a sectoral view. Groups of sustainable finance topics reflect how they relate to different economic entities or agents (individuals, companies, the public sector etc) and their (formal) economic and financial activities (consumption, production of goods or services, investment etc).
(Sustainable) finance professionals and business lines typically specialize to provide services in some the subcategories.
Economic Activity | ||||
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Entity | Consumption / Production | Saving / Investment | Borrowing | Risk, Disclosure, Governance |
Individuals | Ecolabel, Sustainability Labels And Standards | Green Savings, Sustainable Investment, Pension | Green Mortgage, Green Credit Card | |
Small Medium Enterprises | Supply Chain Finance | GHG Project Protocol | Green Loan | ESG Risk |
Corporations | Supply Chain Finance | GHG Project Protocol, GHG Protocol for Corporations | Green Bond, Capital Markets | Disclosures (TCFD, ISSB), ESG Risk |
Banks | Green Mortgage, Green Loan | GHG Project Protocol | PCAF, PACTA, TCFD | |
Insurers | Sustainable Investment, Sustainable Insurance | Disclosures (TCFD) | ||
Local Government | Green Public Procurement | GPC Protocol, GHG Project Protocol | Green Bond | ICLEI |
Government | Green Public Procurement | Green New Deal | Green Bond | Disclosures, EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, IPCC |
By Sustainability Objective and Available Tools
The second matrix takes a more fundamental view and groups topics according to sustainability objectives and available tools (in the general sense, including technology, financial instruments and policies). Objectives are derived from the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG Objective | Information / Technology Tools | Financial Instruments / Markets | Legislative / Policy Tools |
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1. No Poverty / Financial Inclusion | Open Source Finance, Mobile Banking, Credit Scoring, Complementary Currency | Microfinance, Microinsurance | |
2. Zero Hunger / Sustainable Agriculture | Crop Monitoring | Farming Insurance | |
3. Good Health and Well-being | Health Insurance | Employment Practices | |
4. Quality Education | Education Bonds | Financial Literacy | |
5. Gender Equality | Complementary Currency | Board Diversity, Gender Lens Investing | |
6. Clean Water and Sanitation | Water Risk | CEO Water Mandate | |
7. Affordable and Clean Energy | Energy Pricing Models, PCAF, PACTA, | Renewable Energy Financing, Carbon Markets | Environmental Impact Disclosure |
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth | Microfinance, Crowdfunding | ||
9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure | Project Finance | Public-Private Partnerships, Equator Principles | |
10. Reducing Inequality | Mobile Payment, Complementary Currency | Minimum Wage | |
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities | Risk Data, GPC | Green Public Procurement | |
12. Responsible Consumption and Production | Pricing Models | Carbon Taxes, Greenwashing | |
13. Climate Action | Carbon Footprint, Climate-Related Risk | Green Bond, Catastrophe Insurance | Disclosures (GHG Protocol) |
14. Life Below Water | Marine Risk | Ocean Finance | Poseidon Principles |
15. Life On Land | Biodiversity Risk | IFC Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines | |
16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions | Global Legal Entity Identifier, KYC | Policies for Indigenous Peoples, Affected Communities, Business for Peace | |
17. Partnerships for the Goals | Impact Measurement, Integrated Reporting | Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives |
The table builds among others on[1], [2]
References
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
E
- EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (22 P)
O
- Ocean Finance (12 P)
P
- Portfolio Alignment (3 P)
S
- Sustainability Concepts (13 P)
- Sustainable Procurement (12 P)
Pages in category "Sustainable Finance"
The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
E
G
- Gender Equality
- Gender Lens Investing
- Gender Pay Gap
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Glossary of Sustainable Finance
- Green Asset
- Green Asset Ratio
- Green Bond Principles
- Green Budget Tagging
- Green Finance
- Green Loan
- Green Loan Principles
- Green Mortgage
- Green Supporting Factor
- Green Swan
- Greenium