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Green investment to bring ‘profound benefits’
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1. Scotland is well placed to receive “profound benefits” from becoming a hub for environmentally friendly finance, a government-backed report has said.
The Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable Financial Services has made 31 recommendations on how to encourage investment that can address climate issues.
These include improving the global reputations of Glasgow and Edinburgh, encouraging more financial institutions to relocate and improving the skills of the workforce.
The findings were welcomed by Kate Forbes, the deputy first minister.
She said: “This report is a decisive action plan as we progress towards making Scotland the natural home for green and sustainable finance.
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