G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group

About Us

2016

The Group was mandated to identify institutional and market barriers to green finance.

2018

Remit was expanded to consider additional aspects of sustainable development and the group was renamed SFSG.

2021

Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors endorsed the reestablishment of the group upgraded to a working group (SFWG). It produced the G20 Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

Document Repository

Input papers have been prepared by the authors as a contribution to the Group but have not been endorsed by it nor do they represent the official views or position of the Group or any of its members.

Presidency & Co-Chairs Note on Agenda Priorities – 17 January

Meeting Brief – G20 First SFWG Meeting – 25 January

Communique – First G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors – 18 February

Communique - Second G20 Finance Ministers Central Bank Governors Meeting – 7 April

Event Brief – G20 Sustainable Finance Private Sector Roundtable – 17-18 May

Meeting Brief – G20 Second SFWG Meeting – 18 June

G20 Finance Ministers Central Bank Governors Meeting, 19-20 March 2018

G20 Finance Ministers Central Bank Governors Meeting, 21-22 July 2018

G20 Leaders Declaration, Buenos Aires, Arentina, 30 November - 1 December 2018

G20 Leaders Declaration, Hamburg, Germany, 7-8 July 2017

G20 Hamburg Climate and Energy Action Plan for Growth

Chair's Summary, G20 Finance and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 20-21 April 2017

Communique G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Shangai, China, 26-27 February 2016

Communique G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 15 April 2016

Communique G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Chengdu, China, 24 July 2016

Finance for a Just Transition and the Role of Transition Finance (ILO)

Finance and Climate Change. A Comprehensive Climate Assessment of the World's Largest Financial Institutions(InfluenceMap)

Results of a consultation to understand the non-regulatory barriers in efforts to develop and scale sustainable finance instruments across Emerging Markets and Developing Economies in Asia (AVPN-ACN)

Tech-driven ESG Practices (FC4s - GDFA)

Synergies between sustainability and financial reporting (IFRS - GSG)

Sustainability-related Issuer Disclosures (IOSCO)

Digital Technologies for Mobilizing Sustainable Finance (Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance)

Raising 23 Trillion Greening Banks and Capital Markets for Growth (IFC)

Private Equity and Venture Capitals Role in Catalyzing Sustainable Investment (IFC)

Enhancing Environmental Risk Assessment in Financial Decision-making (Bank of England, UN Environment Inquiry, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership)

Improving the Availability and Usefulness of Publicly Available Environmental Data for Financial Analysis (China Green Finance Committee and UN Environment Inquiry)

Green Finance Progress Report (UN Environment Inquiry)

Definitions and Concepts (UN Environment)

Environmental Risk Analysis by Financial Institutions (University of Cambridge (CISL))

Greening Institutional Investment (PRI/UNEP FI)

Secretariat

UNDP SDG Finance Sector Hub

The Italian Presidency invited the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to serve as the Secretariat of the SFWG. UNDP as the secretariat carries out the substantive and administrative work to support, coordinate, and collaborate with all members efforts and help bring thought leadership to inform the work of the SFWG as directed by the G20 Presidency.

For more information, please contact the secretariat at: sfwg.secretariat@undp.org