Green Finance in Austria

The Green Finance Alliance will pave the way for a sustainable financial system. It is one of the world’s first government initiatives to combine a voluntary commitment by financial companies to meet the Paris climate goals with mandatory compliance with specific criteria for their core business.

The annual event on 3 May 2023 was themed "Green Finance as a Driver for Sustainable Change". There was a review of the progress made in the first year of the initiative, an outlook on the topic of biodiversity and the admission of the newest member.

In order to strengthen and promote awareness of interrelationships, the BMK offers information on climate and environmental aspects in the financial sector with Green Finance Literacy.

About Green Finance

Who will finance climate protection and the energy transition? How can private capital be successfully channeled towards green projects so we secure a sustainable future? How can this help us achieve our Paris Climate Agreement goals? Green finance can provide answers. Green Finance actively incorporates the environment and climate into decisions in the financial world. This accelerates future-oriented investments in sustainable projects and products.

Green Finance Agenda

Green Finance Alliance

Green Financial Literacy

Sharing knowledge

The activities of the Ministry for Climate Action in the area of green financial education expand existing education and training programs in the financial sector to include climate-related topics. The programs are tailored towards a variety of target groups – from experts to schools, universities and universities of applied sciences, as well as municipalities and private investors.

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Green Finance

Transition Finance

Transition finance refers to investments that help greenhouse gas-intensive companies and sectors to reduce their emissions and transform their business models.

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