EXAMINING SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA’S FINANCIAL MARKETS
Keywords:
Sustainable Finance, Conventional Finance, Risk-Return trade off, financial markets, Financial InstrumentsAbstract
Sustainable economy is that economy that gives opportunity of decent living for the current and future generation. To achieve a sustainable economy and environment the concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs) was conceived. The objectives of this paper are to access the transition roadmap of Nigeria from conventional finance to sustainable finance, ascertain the opportunities and challenges in the Nigerian economy as we seek to transit to a sustainable economy and to examine the implications therein for Nigeria’s financial Market. The study discovered that to succeed in the drive to transition from traditional finance-thoughts of risk-return trade-off to sustainable finance. Nigeria’s financial markets need to show more commitment and develop financial instruments that will push and sustain the transition
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