Continuing Japan’s “tremendous legacy” in climate leadership: Mark Carney speaks to Tokyo Sustainable Finance Forum
12 DECEMBER 2023News
FinCity.Tokyo had the great pleasure of hearing Mark Carney’s speech highlighting Japan’s “track record of leadership on climate”, at Tokyo Sustainable Finance Forum on October 6.
The former Governor of the Bank of England, who is now serving as Chair of Brookfield Asset Management, Co-Chair of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, said that Japan’s “commitment to applying the TCFD was absolutely decisive to getting the financial world to where we are today”.
You can read more highlights from Mr Carney’s speech, in addition to recent developments in Tokyo’s growth as a transition finance hub, in the article below. Special thanks to Keiji Hattori for making this happen, and to Mr Carney for his speech.