GREENFINANCEPROGRESSREPORTJuly2017TheUNEnvironmentInquiryTheInquiryintotheDesignofaSustainableFinancialSystemhasbeeninitiatedbytheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEnvironment)toadvancepolicyoptionstoimprovethefinancialsystem’seffectivenessinmobilizingcapitaltowardsagreenandinclusiveeconomy—inotherwords,sustainabledevelopment.EstablishedinJanuary2014,theInquirypublisheditsfirstglobalreport,‘TheFinancialSystemWeNeed’inOctober2015,withthesecondeditionlaunchedinOctober2016.TheInquiryhasworkedinaround20countriesandproducedawidearrayofbriefingsandreportsonsustainablefinance.MoreinformationontheInquiryisat:www.unep.org/inquiryandwww.unepinquiry.orgorfrom:Ms.MahenauAgha,DirectorofOutreachmahenau.agha@unep.orgAboutthisreportThisinputpaperhasbeenpreparedbytheauthorsasacontributiontotheG20GreenFinanceStudyGroup(GFSG)buthasnotbeenendo