Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages Norway’s sovereign fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has published its 2025 Climate Action Plan. In 2022, the government and parliament (the Storting) updated NBIM’s mandate with climate-related recommendations, and NBIM deserves praise for its ambitious interpretation of the upgrade. However, the mandate unfortunately falls short, and the Storting’s climate-related adjustment was outdated before it was adopted last summer.
OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute joins LinkedIn OMFIF is pleased to announce the launch of the Sustainable Policy Institute’s LinkedIn page. Follow to keep up with news and information on the policy, regulatory and investment challenges posed by ESG factors.
MEETINGS Sustainable finance in Africa Thursday 19 January, Roundtable This roundtable, with deputy governors from both the Central Bank of Kenya and Bank of Mauritius, discusses ESG policies that incentivise the development and transparency of sustainable financial markets across Africa.
ON DEMAND Reflecting on COP27 Alex Michie, head of the central secretariat for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, speaks to Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, on the key outcomes of COP27 and the state of climate finance.
LATEST REPORT Future of payments 2022 This report focuses on the challenges of cross-border payments for emerging market countries, delving into the validity of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as a means of escaping domestic inflation and sending cheap remittances.
