Backstage with the wonderful @hiromichimizuno - we talked transition finance, @Tesla and @COP28_Dubai at our @IIF Sustainable Finance Summit. #IIFinTokyo #Sustainability
Social bonds should see a solid pickup in issuance in H220. #sustainablefinance #Sustainability
Sustainable Debt Monitor: Social Bonds to the Rescue
The #COVID19 pandemic is prompting a surge in interest in #ESG investment across both equities and fixed-income markets; social bonds are in high demand.
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Tough subject, thoughtful panel: kudos to @Jonthn_Wheatley for excellent moderation and @ftlive for smooth logistics. Great insights from fellow panelists @NOIweala, Richard Kozul-Wright of @UNCTAD and Ferdinand Ngon Kemoum of Oragroup. @IIF #debt #COVID19 @onegoodchart
‘The hunger virus will kill us before the coronavirus. That is the worry.’ @NOIweala.
The stresses of lockdown are magnified in emerging economies. Weaker healthcare systems and debt burdens have put emerging markets in a perilous position. #FTGlobalBoardroom
Great conversation: how to make sense of #stock valuations with no clarity on the outlook for #earnings or post-#COVIDー19 demand?
As markets grapple with the impacts of #COVID19, emerging market equities are facing a record valuation discount to US equities, IIF MD Sonja Gibbs (@onegoodchart) tells the @FT's @SteveJohnson000 ft.com/content/8b12a663-3235…
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Be afraid. Even pre #COVIDー19, government #debt in mature markets was >110% of GDP. For mature markets, that's 40pp higher than before the last crisis. #EmergingMarkets lower at 53% of GDP but still up 20pp since 2007. Fiscal response + #Recession2020 = big jump in debt/GDP.
AATG Episode 6: Janine Guillot, CEO, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation (SASB) iif.com/Publications/ID/3832…
Amid all the current #COVID19 #volatility, good to keep in mind that #ESG factors can enhance investment performance, particularly in down markets.
📊 "One Good Chart" from @onegoodchart: Sustainable investments have been outperforming during #COVID19 related market turbulence; lack of exposure to energy stocks helps.
#equities #sustainability #ESG
Thanks @BradJCarr for joining the discussion—we look forward to working with @Refinitiv and the Sustainable Data Alliance to help find solutions.
90% of data has been developed in last 2 years; the challenge is to now capture the data points (carbon, water) that we’ll want tomorrow - @sherrymadera @Refinitiv with @onegoodchart @IIF and @FitchRatings Brian Coulton & James McCormack
Wonderful to see continued growth in the @NGFS_ ! International coordination among central banks and supervisors is key to scaling up #sustainablefinance and funding for the #SDGs. #Sustainability #TCFD #IIF
The “coalition of the willing” now consists of 54 members and 12 observers. A warm welcome to @BancoRepublica, @bank_of_russia and @cmfchile_!
▶ Check out the list of @NGFS_ members and observers: ngfs.net/en/about-us/members…
Kudos to #NGFS; we were honored to have Chairman Elderson at #IIFDC this week for a lively debate with #SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on #SustainableFinance policy.
"It was an honor as chairman of the Central Banks & Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System to be invited by US Senator @SenBrianSchatz and his colleagues to explain the work of the @NGFS_" - F. Elderson (@DNB_NL, Chair of @NGFS_)
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Great panel on UN Task Force on Digital Finance in support of the #SDGs with #NGFS Chair Frank Elderson, Sola David-Borha of #standardbank, Julia Walker of @Refinitiv and Simon Zadek of #UNDP. #ClimateWeekNYC
At today’s global launch of Platform Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), climate scientist Heleen de Coninck warns “We have not ruled out limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade. Yet.” #climateweek #SDGs #sustainablefinance
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Great event in New York today for the launch of the Principles for Responsible Banking. Kudos to @BNPParibas for organizing thought-provoking panels! #ResponsibleBanking #SDGs #sustainablefinance #iif
[#THREAD - #ClimateWeekNYC]
We are part of 130 banks that have committed to strategically align their business with the goals of the #ParisAgreement & #SDGs - something we’ve been doing for years with many of our partners
#UNGA #PositiveBanking
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