Investing in the green transition, in the companies based in the Square Mile, is good for the climate fight and for our own economic development, says Chris Hayward Of the City’s many strengths, few have such global significance as our expertise in sustainable finance. Tomorrow, that talent and expertise will be on show at the City of London Corporation’s annual Net Zero Delivery Summit.
Given the sustainable finance expertise, capital, products and services available in the City, the Square Mile should acknowledge the challenges of net zero, but also see the transition as – to borrow from Chris Skidmore’s review – the ‘economic opportunity of the 21st century’. The London Stock Exchange was the first to launch a voluntary carbon market designation.