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“I believe sustainability efforts and responsible investment opportunities will continue to gain momentum in 2021 as climate change moved up the agenda globally,” Mr Al Sayegh told the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum.
“The increase of investor interest in sustainable investing is arguably the most important industry trend expedited by the pandemic.
In the UAE alone, reporting on corporate sustainability activities has risen to 51 per cent of the top 100 companies, up from 44 per cent in 2017, he said, citing KPMG data.
The world has a “critical window of opportunity” to make impactful changes in the wake of the pandemic. However, this requires combined efforts to “strengthen each other’s future resilience and support sustainable investments and developments”, he told the third edition of the annual event, which was held online this year as a result of the pandemic.