SUSTAINABLE FINANCE COLLABORATIVE

Aug. 29, 2020

The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme India launched the Sustainable Finance Collaborative on 26th August 2020.

About:

  • The consultation was held on 26th, 27th and 28th August over virtual platform which brought forth thematic discussions around some key aspects of Sustainable Finance.

  • The Collaborative saw a host of thematic discussions centred around the broad scope of Sustainable Finance architecture in India.

  • It included dialogues on barriers to deploying new and innovative financing such as impact investing, role of blended finance instruments, green finance instruments for sustainable development, need for taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities etc.

Source : PIB