ifo Schnelldienst 10/2020: Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Finance: New Strategy in the Financial Sector Despite Coronavirus Crisis?

Business and society are currently in the middle of the worldwide coronavirus crisis. However, climate protection and the promotion of sustainable development are still on the political agenda, and the topic of “sustainable finance” is growing in importance. The financial sector can be a lever for transforming the economy towards greater sustainability by channeling funds specifically into “green” investments. Will the importance of sustainable finance continue to grow for the capital market despite the coronavirus crisis? What does this mean for companies and investors? And how do financial institutions see the balancing act between green finance and returns?

With contributions from

• Alexander Bassen and Kerstin Lopatta, “Regulatory Frameworks for Achieving Social Goals”
• Karsten Löffler and Sebastian Rink, “Sustainable Finance – Silver Bullet for the Sustainability Transformation?”
• Christa Hainz, Tanja Stitteneder, and Johann Wackerbauer, “The Sustainable Finance Approach: Development, Economic Policy Goals, and Special Challenges for SMEs”
• Sylvie Goulard, “Green Swan”
• Sabine Mauderer, “What Can Central Banks Do for Climate Protection?”
• Andreas Dombret, “Green Finance – Need for Action Also in Banking Supervision”
• Michael Leister, “Green Evolution Instead of Revolution”
• Ingo Speich, “Green Finance or Value Creation – How Do Asset Managers See the Balancing Act?”
• Ingo Speich, Green Finance oder Wertschöpfung – wie sehen Asset Manager den Spagat?