Financial Reform, Institutional Investors and Sustainable Development: A Review of Current Policy Initiatives and Proposals for further Progress

Authors :
Rob Lake
Organisation:
Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry), California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)

This study seeks to provide new perspectives and proposals on the relationship between institutional investors and sustainable development in the context of a more sustainable financial system. The report’s key messages advocate for systemic and dynamic policy reform that better aligns institutional investors with policy goals for sustainable development. Seven critical policy objectives that hold the strongest potential for positive change are explored in the report together with fourteen policy tools to get us there.