Research

Mission: The Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) works to scale up and accelerate the flow of capital toward the decarbonization of global systems by developing and deploying innovative policies and financial mechanisms, educating leaders, and engaging with the global policy and finance community.

Focus areas: We approach our work across four focus areas: (1) carbon accounting and emissions liability management, (2) carbon markets, (3) transition pathways, and (4) insurance.

Model: SFI engages faculty, fellows, and students in projects within our four focus areas, though some projects cut across multiple themes. Every project is grounded by a question or problem sourced from the real world. SFI faculty and fellows work directly with key stakeholders where problems are located, and together we drive toward an implementation pathway so that our work has a measurable impact.