Centre for Sustainable Finance

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The SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance aims to advance the transition to an equitable, low-carbon economy by providing a forum for interdisciplinary research and teaching on sustainable finance and investment.

Located in the SOAS Department of Economics, it seeks to enhance the knowledge and understanding of sustainable finance in both the Global North and South and act as a focal point for policy debates in this area. The centre’s research and policy work addresses pressing issues including:

• green financial governance;
• the impact of climate risks on public and corporate finances;
• the scaling up of low-carbon and resilient investment in vulnerable countries climate risk insurance;
• mobilising financing for the Sustainable Development Goals inclusive green finance;
• low-carbon innovation policy and renewable energy investments;
• the role of public financial institutions in advancing the green transition.

Researchers at the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance are working with national and international partners, with funding from different institutions, including the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the United Nations Environmental Programme, the MAVA Foundation, the ClimateWorks Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, and the World Resources Institute.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2019

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School of Oriental and African Studies
London