Financial institutions worth $6.6 trillion set standards for financing sustainable development
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
– 19 banks and investors, totalling $6.6 trillion in assets set new criteria for sustainable financial instruments
– An estimated $5 to 7 trillion a year is needed to achieve the global sustainable development goals
– Banks manage $140 trillion of assets and institutional investors over $100 trillion
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