Measuring Inclusive Green Finance
Having relevant and accurate information from financial institutions (FIs) on the integration of climate risk management and provision of green financial services in MSME segments is crucial for policymakers and respective financial regulators to understand how their domestic financial sectors are integrating inclusive green finance (IGF) approaches.
The lack of data is one of the main obstacles in defining and monitoring IGF policies. Challenges in collecting IGF data include data availability, data reliability, methodological challenges, comparability of data and open issues on compatible green finance definitions and green taxonomies. Furthermore, the lack of sex disaggregated data also needs to be addressed to understand the structural issues facing access to finance for women and women-owned or women-led MSMEs.
The purpose of this special report is to examine the intersection of trends between green finance measurement approaches and supply-side financial inclusion indicators.
