Greening the Financial System: Mainstreaming Sustainable Finance

Efforts continue to increase the role of financial systems around the world in supporting sustainable development. This has manifested itself in a number of official and industry initiatives including: the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System; the European Commission’s Action Plan; the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures; and ambitious plans of global financial services firms to channel capital towards helping address environmental, social and governance issues.

While these initiatives should be celebrated, there is still much more to be accomplished. More needs to be done to mainstream green finance into the financial infrastructure.

It was within that context that senior policymakers and private financial sector leaders from around the globe gathered in Washington, DC on Friday, April 12, 2019 (during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings Week) to find answers and share perspectives on the rapidly expanding field of sustainable finance.

The Institute of International Finance, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Paulson Institute, SIFMA and the United Nations Environment Programme hosted “Mainstreaming Sustainable Finance.”

Alexis Lautenberg, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP

Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman at the Paulson Institute, moderates a panel on policy and regulatory initiatives.

John Berrigan, Deputy Director for Financial Stability, FISMA, European Commission

Mike Ferguson, Director of Sustainable Finance at S&P Global, discusses the global impact of climate risk.

Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director, Global Policy Initiatives, IIF

Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund

Catherine Mann, Global Chief Economist at Citi, highlights her firm’s work on sustainable finance and impact investing.

Stephen Nolan, MD, FC4S, UNEP

Emmanuelle Assouan, Deputy General Director for Financial Stability and Operations at Banque de France, delves into sustainable finance initiatives.

Tim Adams, President and CEO, IIF

Timothée Jaulin, Head of Supranational Entities Coverage at Amundi, explores strategies to harness technology and innovation to support sustainable development.

Interested in more content on sustainable finance? Check out the Network for Greening the Financial System’s (NGFS) new report, “A Call to Action: Climate Change as a Source of Financial Risk.”

Peter Matheson is Managing Director for International Policy and Advocacy at SIFMA.

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