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A Guide to Science-Based Target Setting for Financial Institutions

Target-setting initiatives and public climate commitments coming out of NY Climate Week, Climate Finance Day, COP, and related events have proliferated over the past year... Read More >

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MyFairMoney: An online resource hub for sustainable retail investing

More than ever before, consumers want to invest in “socially responsible,” “sustainable” or ESG funds.... Read More >

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Finance ClimAct

The Finance ClimAct project aims to help implement the French National Low-Carbon Strategy and the European Union's Sustainable Finance Action Plan. ... Read More >

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Climate stress-testing simulation game

Sustainable Finance Observatory (formerly 2DII)’s 1in1000 program, in partnership with the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, has launched a new climate stress-test s... Read More >

Project Risk management & supervision Financial institutions

Asset Managers & Climate Change, a study with InfluenceMap

In November 2019, InfluenceMap published a new report, FinanceMap, which examines how the asset management sector performs on portfolios, engagement, and resolutions. Sus... Read More >

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Do You Manage What You Measure?

Despite the political mandate of Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement to align finance flows ‘with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient... Read More >

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Impact Washing Gets a Free Ride

With its Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, the European Commission set the ambitious goal of “reorienting capital flows toward sustainable investment”.... Read More >

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Sustainability Improvement Loans

In the context of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance, the European Commission plans to explore the introduction of a Green Supporting Factor (GSF) under capital re... Read More >

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Financing the ‘Clean Billion’

From shifting the trillions to addressing the billions. There is a growing narrative and traction among investors around contributing to financing the transition to a low... Read More >

Report Low-carbon transition Financial institutions

The Elephant in the Room: Aligning Global Bond Markets with Climate Goals

Bond markets–representing the largest asset class in capital markets–are critical in the context of achieving the Paris Agreement.... Read More >

Report Low-carbon transition Financial institutions Regulators & policymakers

A Guide to Science-Based Target Setting for Financial Institutions