I had been invited to talk about my experience in New Zealand in the development of that country’s first Wellbeing Budget a couple of years ago.
Banks have issued around 1.15 billion US dollars and 152.9 billion pesos worth of green, social and sustainability bonds since 2017. In leading by example, the BSP has invested 550 million US dollars in the Green Bond Funds of the Bank for International Settlements to promote investments in sustainable or green finance assets.