Sustainable finance is focused on harnessing the financial sector to assist and enable companies and allocate capital in a more climate aware manner to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It grew from making investments in green technology to financing companies and communities transitioning to low-carbon environments. The goal is to build resilience to the
Pressure from young climate activists is pushing investors to embrace so-called sustainable bonds, experts say.
December 14th 2020
“I don’t even feel 16 at this point,” says Aliya Hirji. “Climate action has aged me 20 years in a good way.” Photo provided
These days, as the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan decides where to invest its billions, every move it makes is green-tested by future investors environmental crusaders like Aliya Hirji.
At 16, Hirji, is younger than most organizers in her youth-led climate change advocacy group, Fridays for Future Toronto. She studies the financial markets and their intersection with climate change.
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