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An operation involving the setting up of an offshore subsidiary for the purpose of issuing debt and lending the borrowings on to the parent or another subsidiary.
''Green finance - international initiatives.''


The parent normally guarantees the debt issues.
(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 ==
== See also ==
* [[Finance]]
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Offshore]]
* [[Climate risk]]
* [[Special purpose vehicle]] (SPV)
* [[ESG investment]]
* [[Vehicle]]
* [[Global Sustainable Investment Alliance]]
* [[Governance]]
* [[Green finance]]
* [[Paris Agreement]]
* [[Supervisor]]
* [[Sustainable finance]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability bond]]
* [[Sustainability linked loan]]


[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[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