Capital markets and sustainability

Capital market policies and instruments designed to promote investment in sustainable businesses and support the achievement of the SDGs are an increasingly important feature of the investment landscape. Key actors in promoting new policies, tools and instruments are stock exchanges, institutional investors (including both asset owners and asset managers) and security market regulators. The sustainability practices of stock exchanges can be a useful benchmark for monitoring innovation in sustainable finance, given stock exchanges’ position at the intersection of portfolio investors, listed companies and capital market authorities.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Responsible Consumption and Production