Andy Sloan, Guernsey Finance Deputy Chief Executive,
Strategy, reflects on recent significant developments for Guernsey
Finance's green ambitions and what can be done
locally.
Earlier this year Guernsey was recognised by the think-tank
Z/Yen as an emerging global player in green finance.
Since then we have seen the launch of the
Guernsey Green Fund, a global first, regulated fund for green
investments, publication of a discussion paper by the Guernsey
Financial Services Commission on green insurance, and there are
more product launches to come.
But for me the last few weeks have been a very humbling
experience, learning first-hand about the strategies and tactics of
some of the key players of the climate change mitigation agenda
from the global leaders of Paris, London and Shanghai and
others.
