Edinburgh hosts global green finance summit

Finance leaders from across the world are meeting in Scotland to address monetary risk from c limate change.

Senior representatives from the United Nations and Scottish and UK Governments are attending the two-day Finance for Nature Global Summit, hosted by Baillie Gifford in Edinburgh.

It will also involve multinational firms such as Mars, Unilvever, Nestle and environmental charity WWF, as well as financi al institutions including Aberdeen Standard, Bank of Ireland, RBS, Bar clays, Scottish Widow sand HSBC.

The event will attempt to develop innovative financial instruments to mitigate complex risk, particularly from climate change.

Omar Shaikh, founder of the one of the event organisers, Edinburgh-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative, said: “Hosting this event in Scotland is recognition of our growing reputation as a leader in convening the ethical finance debate.

“We hope to address the biggest challenge facing the world today.”