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Funnelling capital into nature-positive projects that work with, not against, nature was one of the strong themes that emerged on the first conference day of Sustainable Finance Week.    The conference began with a keynote from financier and environmentalist Ben Goldsmith, who asserted that rewilding – restoring land to its natural, uncultivated state - should become an asset class, adding that there is a strong economic case to be made for doing so. "Solutions that run with the grain of nature are often cheaper, more durable, they work," he said.

Guernsey Finance's Sustainable Finance Council is teaming up with the GTA University Centre and industry experts to deliver a series of education seminars that will tackle Guernsey’s sustainable finance skills and development. The appetite for the Sustainable Finance Education Series was identified by a Guernsey Finance survey, which assessed local sustainable finance skills, talent levels and gaps. The questionnaire aligned to a recent United Nations Development Programme Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) survey, of which Guernsey Finance is a member.

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has announced a record turnover for the first half of 2023. The Guernsey headquartered stock exchange has overcome macro-economic headwinds to post a £5.2 million turnover and after tax profits of £2.

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has announced a record turnover for the first half of 2023. The Guernsey headquartered stock exchange has overcome macro-economic headwinds to post a £5.2 million turnover and after tax profits of £2.

In early September 2023, business leaders from Guernsey's financial sector assembled in Cape Town to rekindle ties with South African businesses and with sport for development programme CoolPlay. A team from Guernsey Finance, along with 20 delegates from the island, were back in Cape Town to promote Guernsey’s financial services sector, and to raise further funds for CoolPlay after a successful inaugural visit in 2022.Let the children play Over R400K was raised for CoolPlay, which uses sport as the foundation through which to deliver valuable life-skills based on a specially crafted Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum, developed by child psychologist, Linda Bruce.