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Green finance is currently not cheaper for banks to issue than general purpose finance, making it a major challenge in scaling sustainable investments. How can it be made materially less expensive for borrowers? We outline five ways to reduce the cost of funding for banks’ green assets, with the aim of passing on pricing benefits to borrowers of green loans, changing the economics of green activities versus brown ones, and incentivizing real economy companies to make more investments in green technologies and activities. Read the report > https://owy.mn/3zur6dw #NetZero #GreenFinance #ClimateAction

Green finance is currently not cheaper for banks to issue than general purpose finance, making it a major challenge in scaling sustainable investments. How can it be made materially less expensive for borrowers? We outline five ways to reduce the cost of funding for banks’ green assets, with the aim of passing on pricing benefits to borrowers of green loans, changing the economics of green activities versus brown ones, and incentivizing real economy companies to make more investments in green technologies and activities. Read the report > https://owy.mn/3zur6dw #NetZero #GreenFinance #ClimateAction

👀 How does your organisation stack up against others in the region when it comes to efforts and progress on #sustainability? Here’s a quick and digestible recap of our 2024 Middle East sustainability survey report - by numbers! You’re welcome ☺️

📈 🌱Did you know that the number of regional companies planning to access green loans and bonds has grown from 13% to 33% in just one year? Our ‘Sustainability in the Middle East 2024’ report highlights how businesses are tapping into new funding sources and integrating sustainability into their strategies. Read more about this breakthrough year for sustainability in the region: https://pwc.to/3V8K1RO #OurRegionYourFuture

What to expect for sustainable finance in 2024! Following two years of subdued growth, will 2024 see sustainable finance turn a corner, or will geopolitics and a lack of ‘courage’ among investors continue to dampen uptake? #climatecs #finance #esg https://lnkd.in/eE7udMKg

Sustainable finance set to hit $3tn in 2021 Record first-quarter volumes confirm trend for sustainable bonds and loans. #sustainablefinance https://lnkd.in/dX5TMSdC

Research shows that green finance is seeing a growing commitment, with tremendous increases in investments in #renewableenergy and #sustainableinfrastructure. Explore how sustainable business practices can give banks a competitive edge. https://lnkd.in/gXKv6Epp

What is Green Financing? -Green financing is to increase financial flows (from banking, micro-credit, insurance, and investment) from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors to sustainable development priorities. -Improving the way we handle social and environmental risks, seizing opportunities that help the environment and yield a respectable rate of return, and increasing responsibility are all crucial components of this. Some of the major aspects of green financing are: 1) Decentralised Finance 2) Rules and Incentives 3) Risk Management 4) Integration of opportunities #finance #greenfinance #governmentsupport #greenfinancing #riskmanagement

In the Spirit of Research, I found this worth sharing. Green Finance refers to financial products and services that are designed to help address environmental factors and climate related risks Green Finance Instruments are;Green bonds,green loans,green equity, green Microfinance and green insurance. Sources of Green Finance are financial markets which provide publicly traded opportunities. Green financing increases financial flows from microcredit, insurance, investment, banking,( public, private and non profit sectors) to sustainable development priorities. Green Finance is characterized by having externalities,their profitability depends on government support,they occur in an environment of rapid technological progress and they are subject to severe uncertainties. Green Finance play major roles such as to provide financing for environmental goods and services and to minimize the damages to the environment. Any additional information about Green Finance,Let me know at the comment section. Meeting me for the First Time,My name is Naomi Ndung'u 💰 ,I help successful professionals attain financial freedom through sharing my know and expertise on Banking, insurance and investment. #research #greenfinance #financialfreedom