The Norwegian government is trying to balance financial returns with sustainable development in regulating the GPFG, and the possibility of applying this model to other sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and institutional investors in general. In this paper for the University of Oslo, Adjunct Professor Anita Halvorssen argues that sustainable development needs to be included in the newly adopted Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP/ Santiago Principles) for SWFs.Click through to research paper here
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Norway aims for ‘green’ returns
Anita Halvorssen, balance returns with sustainability, Norway GPFG
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GIC, Temasek eye trillions of growth in climate adaptation market
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