This technical report highlights international practices in developing green bond market across selected geographies and suggests broad ranging policy recommendations for Viet Nam from the lessons learned.
The WTO and IRENA have launched a new booklet highlighting the need for open trade policies and harmonized product standards to support the deployment of solar photovoltaic technologies. By assisting an expansion in solar energy, trade can contribute to environmental goals and support economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.
A 'Silent Spring' for the Financial System? Exploring Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks in France
This paper contributes to an emerging literature aimed at uncovering the linkages between biodiversity loss and financial instability, by exploring biodiversity-related financial risks in France.
This report aims to raise awareness of the importance of the proper legal, regulatory and policy environment needed to promoted resilience and by extension sustainable economic development.
This briefing paper explains why the EU needs to show ambition on sustainability in the upcoming review of Solvency II, the legislation that sets out the rules for insurers. This will help to preserve the stability of the insurance industry and the financial sector as a whole, and will enable insurers to support the transition to a sustainable economy.