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Executive Summary
Proposed by the European Commission on July 6th, 2021[1], the final negotiation phase of the European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has begun but several conten...

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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...

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

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On July 12, the Platform on Sustainable Finance published two draft reports about a social taxonomy proposal and an extension of the current green taxonomy to significantly harmful...

Concerns about the agricultural and forestry sectors grow within the investment sphere as they are considered to account for approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a huge...

According to Environmental Finance, the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) is currently working on market initiatives which will set minimum standards for Covered Bond issuances to be eligible fo...