Bold finance leadership

A statement by Minister Per Bolund and Johan Kuylenstierna arguing for a systemic 'reboot' of the finance sector to align investments with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, noting that green finance currently represents a very small fraction of global bonds and institutional holdings.

• Minister Per Bolund and Johan Kuylenstierna argue that the finance sector must be "rebooted" to direct investment toward a sustainable, low-carbon pathway to meet the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
• World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has proposed a five-point plan to implement Paris goals and stated that the finance sector must be capable of assessing climate-related opportunities and risks, specifically regarding energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for infrastructure.
• Despite some innovation, green finance remains underdeveloped, with green infrastructure assets and green bonds each accounting for less than 1% of global institutional investor holdings and global bonds, respectively.

APA

Bolund, P., & Kuylenstierna, J. (2016). Bold finance leadership. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bold-finance-leadership/

Chicago

Bolund, Per, and Johan Kuylenstierna. Bold finance leadership. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2016. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bold-finance-leadership/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Bolund |first1=Per |last2=Kuylenstierna |first2=Johan |title=Bold finance leadership |publisher=Stockholm Environment Institute |date=11 October 2016 |url=https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bold-finance-leadership/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{bolund2016bold, author = {Bolund, Per and Kuylenstierna, Johan}, title = {{Bold finance leadership}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/perspectives/bold-finance-leadership/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }