Projects News
On 27 September 2022, the Green Finance Platform (GFP) and UNDP Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) launched its Sustainable Finance Diagnostic Toolkit to support policymakers take a coordinated approach to the development of a national sustainable finance roadmap.
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A consultant is sought to fill the need of the Resources and Markets Branch to assist with the implementation of the GEF-funded Aligning the financial system with sustainable development project. This position will provide capacity building support to the implementation of sustainable finance roadmaps and will assist in the implementation of the communication strategy, including the digitalization of a tool to develop country status report on sustainable finance.
Tools and Initiatives
Since the launch of its Sustainable Finance Roadmap in 2020, Mexico's financial system has established a clear institutional framework to foster its sustainable finance agenda, sending a clear message to market participants on the road ahead.
Events News
The Nigeria Green Tagging Banking Review supports a strong monitoring and disclosure framework that would allow financial institutions in the country to accurately and transparently report their financial footprint to financial regulators. Developed as part of the Green Finance Platform’s GEF Aligning Finance Policies project, it includes scenario-based analyses of loans portfolios from three Nigerian commercial banks and assesses the percentage exposure of their portfolios to low-carbon and high-carbon assets based on established taxonomy.
Tools and Initiatives
Financial support for micro-enterprises is key to India's just transition to a low carbon, green and inclusive economy, Drawing from India's Country Strategy for Green Inclusive Micro Enterprises Financing, Stella George describes why and how systemic changes should accelerate financing for green and inclusive micro-enterprises.