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9 Financing to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
9 Financing to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Pages 65-72
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, in addition to the public investment suggested throughout this report. The World Bank estimates that low- and middle-income countries face investment needs of $1.5 trillion to $2.7 trillion per year (4.5–8.2 percent of their combined gross domestic product [GDP]
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First, cross-sector collaboration is essential to unlock the combined capacity of the private sector, public sector, and community. All relevant stakeholders including local communities must be at the table to collaboratively set goals, commit to action, and agree on metrics to assess results.
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The Equitable Commute Project is a collaboration to create ownership access to electric commute options for frontline Bronx and Brooklyn workers through a novel lending program for people without credit histories. • Decarbonization of buildings: Seventy percent of NYC's greenhouse gas emissions come from 1 million buildings.
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TABLE 9-1 Landscape of Financing Instruments for Capital to Make Impact Debt Private Equity and VC Other Built Tax Exempt Bonds, e.g., Accelerators e.g. The Government subsidies/ Environment Betances Residences Urban Future Lab Philanthropic Grants Sustainable Green Bonds, e.g., MTANew Business Models, Capital Leasing; PublicMobility Green Bond e.g., Carma; Bay Area Private Partnerships; Rapid Transit (BART)
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was launched in 2018 based on the belief that the private sector can contribute to and benefit from the global ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , and that corporate performance benchmarks are powerful levers for change.
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. KEY RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR FINANCING TO ACHIEVE THE SDGS The committee proposes the following areas for further research to operationalize sustainable development in the areas of financing for sustainable development: • Explore place-based initiatives in need of private investment, such as community-supported initiatives, or other means of providing capital for P3, such as those identified through the Invest NYC SDG initiative (Koval, 2022; NYU, 2021)
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• Funding agencies and philanthropic organizations could promote addi tional investment into the development of local value chains and sustain ability innovations, using a circular economy framework in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflict, and climate change. • Governments could support research and private-sector initiatives relating to renewable energy, such as those that expand electric car charging sta tions, build railroads and bike lanes, and subsidize public transportation.
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