Green Finance: Perspectives in Sustainable Finance Instruments and ESG Activities

M S, Navaneeth and Siddiqui, Ismail (2022): Green Finance: Perspectives in Sustainable Finance Instruments and ESG Activities. Published in: Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. 58, No. 6 (2023)

Abstract

It is clear that the rapid expansion of the post-World War two economy, financed through Bretton Wood Institutions is not a model path. The role of financial institutions is increasingly being recognised in this domain as a way to redeem the perceived environmental disregard. The development agenda received a critical rethinking as it became clear by the late 1980s that the pre-existing models of industrialisation prescribed to the ‘developing-world’ meant deep neglect of the environment. In order to go ahead with attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a major push required for green projects. Green bonds can unleash the power that the financial sector holds, as it will bestow a strong motivation upon banks and investors to move the capital from dirty industries to cleaner ones.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Green Finance; Climate Change; Green bonds; SDG
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G38 - Government Policy and Regulation; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth

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