The Green Finance Strategy, published in July 2019, is an overarching strategy for how the UK will finance the transition to a net zero and nature positive economy. In October 2021, the government pledged to publish an update of the strategy in late 2022.

This briefing summarises our three main policy recommendations for the update:

• Tighten reporting and disclosure standards
• Set out the public sector’s role in green market growth
• Ensure accountability and enforcement