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''Green finance - international initiatives.''


''Pensions accounting.'' 
(NGFS).


The setting aside, at least notionally, of part of a pension fund for the benefit of a particular member, such as might be the case in a money purchase arrangement.
Abbreviation for the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for greening the Financial System, established in 2017.




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The NGFS is established to:


''Law.'' 
*Help strengthen the global response required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
 
*Enhance the role of the financial system to manage risks and to mobilise capital for green and low-carbon investments in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development.  
A court order directing the trustees of a pension scheme to make payments direct to a former spouse of a member; these generally form part of divorce settlements. Also referred to as an attachment order.
*Define and promote best practices to be implemented within and outside of the membership of the NGFS.
 
*Conduct or commission analytical work on green finance.
 
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More generally, the notional setting aside of a part of any fund of assets for a specific purpose.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Pension scheme]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Climate risk]]
* [[ESG investment]]
* [[Global Sustainable Investment Alliance]]
* [[Governance]]
* [[Green finance]]
* [[Paris Agreement]]
* [[Supervisor]]
* [[Sustainable finance]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability bond]]
* [[Sustainability linked loan]]


[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 15:15, 9 September 2020

Green finance - international initiatives.

(NGFS).

Abbreviation for the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for greening the Financial System, established in 2017.


The NGFS is established to:

  • Help strengthen the global response required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
  • Enhance the role of the financial system to manage risks and to mobilise capital for green and low-carbon investments in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development.
  • Define and promote best practices to be implemented within and outside of the membership of the NGFS.
  • Conduct or commission analytical work on green finance.


See also

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