I4CE recommends the UNEP Inquiry final report “The financial system we need”

The UNEP Inquiry has explored how changes in financial system design can bring the environment more effectively into financial decision-making.

The Inquiry key findings are:

Financing for sustainable development can be delivered through action within the financial system, as well as in the real economy
Policy innovation from developing and developed countries demonstrate how the financial system can be better aligned with sustainable development
Systematic national action can now be taken to shape a sustainable financial system, complemented by international cooperation

Read The Financial System We Need: http://web.unep.org/inquiry/publications
Download the Policy Summary: http://web.unep.org/inquiry/publications
Connect to Inquiry Live, with over 50 research pieces on line, as well as a portal for member countries to continue to share their work on the topic: www.unepinquiry.org

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