lears the path towards their total elimination.”
As of today, only three countries with significant financial markets have become state parties to the TPNW: Austria, Ireland and New Zealand. These countries have neither included explicit financing restrictions in national legislation as part of their TPNW ratification, nor have they made official statements confirming that they interpret the “assistance clause” to cover financing.
By Henning Weber, Lawrence Dermody and Verena Simmel, ISS ESG