Global Sustainable Finance Policy Needs to Address the Needs Within Emerging Markets

There is a potential conflict brewing between developed market anti-greenwashing regulations and capacity among emerging market financial institutions that enhances the need to focus on making sure global sustainable finance policy leaves no one behind.

Sustainable finance is growing in diversity of both issuers, instruments and investors across a wide range of emerging marketsLimited adoption of external reviews and environmental disclosures in emerging markets raises the risks for investors facing stronger anti-greenwashing regulations in developed marketsTo address the potential conflict of sustainable finance in emerging markets and anti-greenwashing policies in developed countries, there needs to be increased investment to support emerging market financi...