SEC to Raise Awareness on Sustainable Finance, Climate Change Mitigation 

In a bid to ensure that the initiatives of the Revised Capital Market Master Plan 2015 – 2025 (RCMMP), which it the blueprint for harnessing the opportunities for economic growth and development in the country are copiously implemented, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is set to hold a hybrid workshop on ESG to sensitize market stakeholders on the concept of sustainability. According to the SEC, the objective of the workshop is to drive sustainable finance instruments issuances, create awareness on climate change mitigation and adaptation, connect projects that address climate risks with potential investors, advocate for policy incentives and proved access to funding for climate-smart initiatives. “The workshop is premised on one of the strategic themes highlighted in the Revised Capital Market Master Plan, which is to create awareness, deploy educational and advocacy campaigns for ESG-compliant products’’ the SEC said.