The European Blue Economy report is a compass to help decision-makers and stakeholders navigate the waters of the European blue economy. The EU Blue Economy report is the annual flagship publication of the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. It offersContinue…
This week, the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme, released a significant expansion to its scheme with a new Company-level Certification. This certification indicates to investors that a company is a green entity committed to a Paris-aligned pathway of limiting global warming to 1.5-degrees. The Climate Bond Certification focuses onContinue…
More than a decade since the release of the first Rate the Raters report, ESG ratings remain highly relevant. However, the industry is at a crossroads. How raters respond to the pressures they face will dictate what the field looks like in the decade to come, and indeed, whether ESG ratings, asContinue…
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), together with the European Central Bank (ECB), published a Joint Statement on climate-related disclosure for structured finance products. The Statement encourages the development of disclosure standards for securitised assets through harmonised climate-related data requirements. climate-related structured products The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the ECBContinue…
The European Commission published the list of members for the new mandate of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform will advise the Commission on the EU Taxonomy and the EU sustainable finance framework more broadly, with a reinforced focus on usability. It will also monitor the capital flows to sustainable investments. InContinue…
The US SIF Foundation’s 14th edition of the biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends identifies $8.4 trillion in total US sustainable investment assets under management at the beginning of 2022. This represents 13% of the total US assets under professional management. The report also documents a growing focus on the inclusion ofContinue…
Bloomberg released its Gender-Equality Index standardized reporting Framework to allow investors to compare how companies around the world are investing in women in the workplace, the supply chain, and the communities in which they operate. Companies take action on diversity and inclusion in the latest Bloomberg’s 2023 Gender-Equality Index. OverContinue…
The European Central Bank (ECB) published a first set of climate-related statistical indicators to better assess the impact of climate-related risks on the financial sector and to monitor the development of sustainable and green finance, fulfilling another of the commitments of its climate action plan. “We need a better understanding of how climateContinue…
Climate change will continue to take center stage on the European regulatory agenda in 2023 as financial authorities introduce new disclosure requirements for banks, heighten their expectations for lenders’ risk management and contemplate new prudential rules. As a result, this year banks will “spend a lot of time, money andContinue…
The 30% Club France Investor Group, alliance of board members and CEO committed to promote equality in business, launched the publication of its second annual report, revealing the latest trends and data on gender diversity at 120 companies part of the SBF 120 Index in France. Launched in November 2020Continue…
