Finance as a driver of sustainability transitions

The study finds that the Swedish finance sector is cautious regarding risk and unlikely to lead sustainability transitions without significant government intervention, such as CO2 taxes or risk-mitigation mechanisms.

• Despite recognizing sustainability challenges, the Swedish finance sector remains cautious about risk and believes it cannot accelerate the transition without government intervention.
• The finance sector prefers generic policy tools like CO2 taxes or direct government risk mitigation to facilitate a faster transition.
• The financial regime is unlikely to be a primary driver of sustainability transitions unless public governance creates new partnerships and risk-sharing mechanisms to reduce the high risks of rapid sustainable finance deployment.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Finance as a driver of sustainability transitions. https://www.sei.org/publications/finance-as-a-driver-of-sustainability-transitions/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Finance as a driver of sustainability transitions. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/finance-as-a-driver-of-sustainability-transitions/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Finance as a driver of sustainability transitions |date=15 August 2022 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/finance-as-a-driver-of-sustainability-transitions/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022finance, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Finance as a driver of sustainability transitions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/finance-as-a-driver-of-sustainability-transitions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }