An economist by training, and long-standing protagonist for climate action, Dr Sloan was an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘IPCC’) Sixth Assessment Round.  He was also a member of the UN Finance Centres for Sustainability Steering Group and served as a member of the City UK’s jurisdictional advisory group during his time as a member of the CityUK Green Finance Group, helping several central Asian territories develop their sustainable finance frameworks. In 2018, he established Guernsey’s Green Finance, the offshore world’s first sustainable finance initiative whilst developing the islands’ sustainable finance strategy establishing a clear leadership position for Guernsey and establishing several global industry firsts:  the Guernsey Green Fund, the world’s first regulated green fund regime; the first green principles framework for private equity; the global insurance sector’s first ESG framework; and the first jurisdictional legal guidance for the fiduciary sector. Andy works part-time as a non-executive director for several regulated finance companies allowing him to continue to work and advise on sustainable finance issues through the International Sustainability Institute which he founded in 2021. Dr Sloan’s experience in international financial services spans the last three decades in Guernsey, having previously been director of financial services strategy, policy director at the financial services regulator and government chief economist.