| ADIA | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority |
| AUM | Assets under management |
| BPIFrance | Banque publique d'investissement (France) |
| CCPIB | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board |
| CDC | Caisse des dépôts et consignations (France) |
| ESG | Environmental, social, and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| FONSIS | Fonds d’Investissement Stratégique du Sénégal |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GPFG | Government Pension Fund Global (Norway) |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| ISIF | Ireland Strategic Investment Fund |
| KIA | Kuwait Investment Authority |
| NBIM | Norges Bank Investment Management |
| NIF | Nigeria Infrastructure Fund |
| NIIF | National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (India) |
| NOK | Norwegian Krone |
| NZSF | New Zealand Superannuation Fund |
| OTPP | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan |
| PIF | Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia) |
| PIH | Permanent income hypothesis |
| PKA | Pensionskassernes Administration A/S (Denmark) |
| QIA | Qatar Investment Authority |
| SIFs | Strategic investment funds |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SRF | Silk Road Fund |
| Sovereign funds | Sovereign funds |
| SWFI | Sovereign wealth fund Institute |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures |
| USD | United States Dollars |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |