And while in this speech I will be focusing mainly on the green, it is worth remembering that the EU is also among the world leaders in social finance. It is worth noticing that the EU is not alone in increasing green investments. Other countries and regions are also growing and, in some cases, even faster than the EU, albeit from lower initial levels.
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.