Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance

Recommendations to Incentivize Key Actors Along the Investment Chain Towards a Longer Term, Sustainable Perspective

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Promote Long-Termism

To procure a shift from short-termism to long-termism within the finance sector, and thereby supporting the achievement of the SDG goals, the incentives within the investment chain should be adjusted. The working group behind this report has reviewed and assessed key actors along the investment chain as presented in the picture below. The review has been done with the aim to identify a handful of recommendations that are actionable and capable of having a meaningful and speedy impact of providing impetus for long termism across the financial sector.