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On 6 July 2021, the European Commission unveiled its Proposal for a Regulation on the European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS). Most of its requirements follow market practices. To b...

In July, a multitude of legislative proposals and strategies related to sustainable finance have been announced by the European Commission and the European Central Bank...

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On April 21, the European Commission ratified the EU Climate Law Regulation [1], setting a legally binding goal to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% [2] by 2030 compared to 1990 le...

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The Covid-19 pandemic and widespread lockdown measures have severely slowed down the economies of many countries around the world. European real GDP is now projected to contrac...

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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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On July 21 2020, following a marathon EU-summit in Brussels, the European Council, composed of the leader of the EU’s 27 Member States, agreed on ambitious post-Covid Recovery Pla...

A new chapter of history textbooks is being written in Europe and the pen could be green and social. The once politically inconceivable measures could become a reality. Taboos fall one after anot...

Following the publication of the EU TEG Report on Benchmarks in September 2019, the European Commission (EC) has published three consultations on draft delegated regulations for ESG Disclosure and...

Climate change was extensively discussed during C. Lagarde’s nomination hearing 
Climate change emerged as an influential topic during the public hearing of Ms. Christine Lagarde by the European...