5-October-2022
English
Environmental social and governance (ESG) investing
Forms of sustainable finance have grown rapidly in recent years, as a growing number of institutional investors and funds now incorporate various ESG investing approaches. This page provides access to OECD work on monitoring developments in ESG rating and investing.
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12-November-2021
English
Annual Survey of Large Pension Funds and Public Pension Reserve Funds
This annual survey monitors and compares the investment behaviour, asset levels, and performances of the largest institutional investors in each region or country covered and analyses in greater depth the general trends observed at a national level.
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4-October-2021
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ESG Investing and Climate Transition: Market Practices, Issues and Policy Considerations
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is gaining traction as investors increasingly seek long term value and alignment with sustainability and climate-related objectives. This report highlights recent OECD research on ESG rating and investing and offers policy considerations to strengthen ESG practices.
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4-October-2021
English
High-Level Roundtable on Strengthening ESG approaches and market alignment to foster climate transition
4 October 2021 - Panellists at this high-level roundtable will share insights on progress and challenges in market frameworks and highlight the policy steps that are urgently needed to ensure that an orderly transition to low-carbon and low-emission economies.
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3-June-2021
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The OECD Long-term Investment Project
Long-term capital is in short supply and has become increasingly so since the 2008 financial crisis. This has profound implications for growth and financial stability. The OECD Long-term Investment Project is exploring these issues in depth.
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29-September-2020
English
Sustainable and resilient finance
29/09/2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an urgent need to consider resilience in finance, both in the financial system itself and in the role played by capital and investors in making economic and social systems more dynamic and able to withstand external shocks. The 2020 OECD Business and Finance Outlook focuses on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are rapidly becoming a part of mainstream finance.
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23-July-2020
English
New digital technologies to tackle trade in illegal pesticides
The growing global trade in illegal pesticides poses serious threats to agriculture, the environment, human health and the economy. This policy paper identifies the main drivers and enablers of this illicit trade, and explores the potential of digital technologies, such as blockchain, to support policies to tackle this criminal activity.
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19-May-2020
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2020 Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
19 May 2020: The 2020 Global Forum will be held virtually and in two parts. The first part on 19 May 2020 will focus on how governments and businesses can use an responsible business conduct approach to address the COVID-19 crisis and build more resilient supply chains.
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2-December-2019
English
The Policy Framework for Investment (PFI)
The Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) is a non-prescriptive tool for improving investment policy for development. It helps governments to design and implement policy reforms to create a truly attractive, robust and competitive environment for domestic and foreign investment.
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29-October-2019
English
Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting
This report provides a common global framework for financial institutions to identify, respond to and publicly communicate on environmental and social risks associated with their clients.