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Update of our study “The New Geography of Taxonomies”

06 Sep 2023

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Our global benchmark of Taxonomies, first published in November 2021, examines and interprets developments in the field of sustainable finance taxonomies, which have mult...

Social bonds: easy come and easy go?

10 May 2023

15 minutes read

The fate of Social Bonds was the topic of a panel at Environmental Finance’s ESG in Fixed Income event on April 17th. “Social bonds, could they die on our watch?” This was the th...

Wrapping up 2022 and welcoming 2023

08 Feb 2023

13 minutes read
 
The Green & Sustainable Hub (GSH) is delighted to present its best wishes for 2023 and takes the opportunity to draw lessons from 2022.
Before starting the new year, we looke...

EFRAG and CSRD: why you are going to hear (more) about it

04 Nov 2022

3 - minute read
 
In 2021, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), the European public-private advisory group on financial reporting, has been charged by the European Commission w...

ECB to decarbonize its corporate bond purchasing and collateral framework: from intent to almost immediate action

05 Aug 2022

20 - minute read****
Executive SummaryPursuant to its climate action roadmap released in 2021 (see our July 2021 article “European Central Bank’s historic pledge on climate”)[1], the ECB announced...

Extended Taxonomy: acknowledging “in betweenness” to soften elitism

03 Jun 2022

6 - minute read
 
The Platform’s March 2022 recommendations on extending the Taxonomy [1] are timely and meaningful but unlikely to be politically endorsed [2]. Nonetheless, market participants m...

The clash between sovereignty and sustainability?

24 Mar 2022

16 - minute read
 
As bombs are falling on Kyiv, Europe’s gas dependency towards Russia could never have felt so pungent. The COVID-19 pandemic and the all-out war against Ukraine shed light on th...

What 2021 unleashed and what 2022 holds for us

20 Jan 2022

7 - minutes read
 
The Green & Sustainable Hub (GSH) is pleased to share its sincere New Year wishes with its newsletter readers. This period is always an opportunity to reflect on the last tw...

COP26 - A fragile win

30 Nov 2021

16-minute read
 
Executive Summary
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) took place between October 31st and November 13th in Glasgow, Scotland. It was hosted by the UK, in partnership with Ita...

Release of our study the New Geography of Taxonomies

30 Sep 2021

4-minute read
 
Following our recent article “Sustainable Taxonomy development worldwide: a standard-setting race between competing jurisdictions” (July 2021), we have just released our dedicated ...

Fit for 55: bringing EU’s decarbonisation efforts to the next level

29 Jul 2021

21-minute read
 
On 14 July, the European Commission adopted a set of 13 proposals, the so-called “Fit for 55 package”, to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies commensura...

The EU Social Taxonomy Draft: promising buildings blocks

16 Jun 2021

20-minute read
 
The 53-page Draft Report on “Social Taxonomy” from the Sustainable Finance Platform Subgroup recently leaked. To our great surprise, it offers an already sophisticated approach a...

Brown Industries: Our Transition Tightrope

29 Apr 2021

1-minute read
 
A seat for everyone is necessary at the climate action table. Sustainable Finance will fail in its mission if it continues to confine high-emitting industries to the sidelines.
The...

SLBs, a new era for sustainable bonds investors?

29 Mar 2021

3-minute read
 
The Sustainability-linked Bonds market undergoes a stepwise growth with 20 transactions totalling $8 billion of issuances in 2021 already. Is this the beginning of an exponential g...

President Biden’s executive order "tackling the climate crisis" fleshes out his campaign promises on climate change

23 Feb 2021

9-minute read
 
On January 27th, President Biden has signed the landmark executive order "tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad." The Biden Administration aims to pursue a whole-of-govern...

Our New Year Wishes: reflecting on 2020 and contemplating 2021

14 Jan 2021

Bonne Année!
Wishing you all health, happiness, and a more sustainable future in the New Year ahead!
 
This time of the year is an excellent occasion to reflect on achievements and lessons after ...

The global race to net-zero: what about hic et nunc decisions?

13 Jan 2021

14-minute read
 
China’s recently disclosed ambition to become carbon neutral by 2060[1] and to reach its GHG emissions peak before 2030 has been hailed as a potential game-changer[2]. Similar net...

The European Commission released draft Delegated Act of the Taxonomy criteria

30 Nov 2020

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On November 20, 2020 the European Commission published the long-awaited Draft Delegated Act under the Taxonomy Regulation[1], on climate change mitigation and climate change a...

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