SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance becomes Knowledge Partner of the Green Growth Knowledge ...

26 March 2020

The SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF) is pleased to announce that it has become a knowledge partner of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP).

The GGKP is a global network of experts and organisations dedicated to providing the policy, business, and finance communities with cutting edge knowledge, guidance, data, and tools through the Green Growth Knowledge Platform , the Green Industry Platform , and the Green Finance Platform .

As a GGKP Knowledge Partner, the CSF joins a network of organisations committed to sharing their knowledge and insights and fostering a green growth community of practice through contributions to the online platforms and other collaborative network activities.

Benjamin Simmons, Head of the GGKP Secretariat said: “CSF’s comprehensive work on green financial governance, climate and environmental risk, financing for the SDGs, and serving as hosts of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Data Initiative clearly demonstrates the value CSF will bring to the GGKP’s shared knowledge base.”

Dr Ulrich Volz, Director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance said: “We are delighted to become a GGKP knowledge partner and contribute to generating and disseminating knowledge within and across the business, finance, and policy communities, and work with the other partners of this important network.”

The GGKP was established in 2012, and its Steering Committee members include the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Bank.