It is a great honor and pleasure for us to be hosting the SEACEN Governors’ Conference in Seoul again after 13 years. Though I stand before you today as the representative of the Bank of Korea, I bid you welcome on behalf of all the Korean people. In the wake of the global financial crisis, emerging market countries recovered faster than the advanced countries.
Therefore, we should not become complacent. After all, with constantly increasing climate goals it is evident that the investments in a climateneutral economy will need to increase significantly. And this is where sustainable finance comes into play. Many of the world’s largest institutional investors have committed to invest responsibly, so there is ample investor demand for sustainable finance opportunities.