Green Finance in Austria

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Climate-related analysis of the Austrian financial market - Financial markets as a key factor for climate transformation: This series of analyses examines the extent to which the Austrian financial market is already contributing to achieving national and European climate targets – and where further action is needed.

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The Green Finance Allicance will pave the way for a sustainable finanicial 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.

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Green Finance Alliance: The 2024 Progress Report shows a clearly positive trend in the implementation of the criteria. In the Green Finance Alliance's second reporting year, all members achieved positive results. This is very encouraging.

Implementing the Austrian Green Finance Agenda

Climate-friendly and ecologically sustainable finance: The Austrian Green Finance Agenda paves the way for a sustainable financial market policy. This positions Austria internationally as a sustainable financial center.

A sustainable financial market for the green transformation

The goals in the fight against the climate crisis must be ambitious – as must the investments required to achieve them. This requires mobilizing the financial markets accordingly, but also creating the necessary regulatory framework. The Federal Ministry for Climate Protection is implementing a number of ambitious green finance projects and is also addressing the topic of transition finance.

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