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Dynamic Sustainability Classifications: A proposal for governmental interoperability

GISD commissioned a research paper by Prof. Andreas Hoepner (University College Dublin), Ifigenia Paliabelos (SDG Labs) and Dr. Joeri Rogelj (Imperial College London) on how to increase the interoperability of sustainable finance taxonomies, principles, and tools.

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Expanding the pipeline of sustainable infrastructure investment opportunities: Guidance for governments and international organizations

More than ever, economic and social infrastructure is critical for the resilience and prosperity of all countries. Sustainable infrastructure ─ infrastructure that ensures economic, financial, social, environmental (including climate resilience), and institutional (or governance) sustainability over the entire infrastructure lifecycle ─ can bring about holistic, multi-layered and long-term benefits to people and the environment. Research paper commissioned by GISD, authored by Motoko Aizawa.

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Informal Summary of the GISD Annual Meeting: Discussion with Member States

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Call to Action for COVID-19 Bond Issuance

The GISD Call to Action for COVID-19 Bond Issuance encourages companies and governments to support high-priority activities and projects related to the pandemic in alignment with the SDGs.

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Renewed, Recharged and Reinforced: Urgent actions to harmonize and scale sustainable finance

This report provides recommendations and strategic considerations that, if followed, will enable leaders from the public and private sectors to harmonize objectives, coordinate global standards and align efforts to facilitate, promote and scale up investment towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

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COVID-19 and Beyond: Response and Recovery - GISD Alliance Statement of Action

The GISD Alliance issued a statement vowing greater action to confront the global economic crisis driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and keep the SDGs on track.

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Sustainable Development Investing (SDI) Definition

The definition, adopted by the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, codifies a shared understanding and working definition of Sustainable Development Investing (SDI).

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Reflection and action points from Investment Leaders and Development Leaders in Joint Action Conference – Building Back Better

A compilation of messages emerging from the GISD digital conference hosted by Sida and UN-DESA.

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Reflection and Action Points from Investment Leaders and Development Leaders in Joint Action –Building Back Better

A compilation of messages emerging from the GISD digital conference hosted by Sida and UN-DESA.

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GISD Alliance Joint Statement

The GISD Alliance at its launch in October 2019 commited to scale up investment and its impact for the achievement of the SDGs.

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