Global Ethical Finance Initiative

Over 500 finance sector professionals gathered in Edinburgh last week to help drive green and responsible finance forward, enabling the achievement of net zero goals in Scotland and around the world.

Edinburgh is to be showcased to the world as a centre for education on sustainable finance. An international prospectus from the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) has been produced to target students and professionals seeking a career in ethical, green, and socially responsible financial serv

Leaders from the world’s largest financial institutions are to meet in Scotland to discuss progress towards positive global change as the COP26 anniversary approaches. The World Bank, the Bank of England, and major finance and investment firms will be present at the key summit in Edinburgh, in

The majority of Scots want finance companies to deliver more responsible investment to tackle climate change, according to a new report from the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI). In 2019 Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) asked YouGov to carry out a survey to ascertain what people in S

A new platform showcasing innovative financial products that are directly aligned to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched at COP26. The platform is the result of a collaboration between the Scotland-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) and the United Nations Deve

A roadmap for pension providers to transition to net zero has been unveiled by the Scotland-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) ahead of the COP26 climate summit. The roadmap, which is suitable for private pension providers as well as local government pension schemes, provides practical s

The providers of Scotland’s local government retirement schemes have come together as part of a new initiative to develop a ‘transition roadmap’ for net-zero pensions. A new public policy positioning paper published today by the Edinburgh-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GE

The Scottish Government has published plans to increase the value of private investment flowing into Scotland and make the country a global centre of ethical finance. The Global Capital Investment Plan contains 30 measures to increase the availability of private capital to businesses and projects wh

The world’s first tartan celebrating sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been created and presented to the United Nations (UN) in New York. The project is designed to help promote the goals worldwide and demonstrate Scotland’s support for the aims, using all 17 colours of the UN&rsq