Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaulBY ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023 3:35PMAhead of the upcoming COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, a member-led initiative of 86 institutional investors with US$9.6 trillion in assets under management reported a fall in total absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions. |
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