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Josephine Bush joined WE ARE GUERNSEY in August as Strategic Adviser for Green and Sustainable Finance. She was invited to speak in Guernsey at the Institute of Directors Annual Convention in October.

Guernsey anticipates introducing an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regime, drawing from the UK's and Jersey's models. Property owners are encouraged to adopt energy efficiency measures now, such as BREEAM standards, to future-proof assets and maintain market competitiveness.

The Guernsey International Insurance Association (GIIA) introduced its world-leading ESG Framework with an accreditation kitemark in May 2021, created to help its members manage ESG opportunities and risk, and deliver positive ESG impact.

The opening day of WE ARE GUERNSEY's Sustainable Finance Week saw the launch of two significant initiatives, highlighting the finance centre's leading positing in sustainable finance.

The conference began with a keynote from financier and environmentalist Ben Goldsmith, who asserted that rewilding – restoring land to its natural, uncultivated state - should become an asset class...

Rewilding, the practice of returning land to its natural uncultivated state and returning native animal species to habitats, is becoming an asset class with enormous potential for investor returns.

The latest UN Emissions Gap Report has shown that rising greenhouse gas emissions mean global warming is unlikely to keep within the 1.5C threshold.

fIn 2018, Guernsey launched the Guernsey Green Fund, a world-first regulated green fund product. The regime is trusted, transparent and investors can be assured that their investments...