The UN's sustainable development goals and the financial sector: The experience of the Caisse des Dépôts

摘要

The UN's sustainable development goals propose a universal grid of interpretation of what the Caisse des Dépôts has, in the French tradition, called the "general interest". The adoption of these goals by the international community opens for this public financial institution the opportunity to foster its approach to assessing the economic and social impact of its actions. The Caisse des Dépôts has the role of inventing innovative tools and attracting private financiers in quest of utility toward the sustainable development goals.