Event summary from UKSIF, PRI, and IIGCC: UK Sustainable Finance Policy event, London Climate Action Week

During London Climate Action Week, the PRI, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) held a joint event on UK sustainable finance policy with our respective organisations’ members, policy officials, and investment industry stakeholders.

Our event provided an opportunity to discuss and collaborate on the suite of policy developments outlined in the publications released by the UK government on 30 March. We had conversations on the opportunities and challenges of achieving a sustainable financial system and the UK’s net-zero targets. The main topics discussed were the following:

• the UK as a Net Zero-aligned Financial Centre and options for green growth support ahead of the Budget;
• the role of fiduciary duty in addressing systemic risks and outcomes; and
• transition finance and decarbonisation of the real economy.

This document presents a broad summary of points raised throughout the event by participants. The views presented in this event summary do not necessarily represent the positions of the PRI, UKSIF, and IIGCC, and our respective members.

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