Governments and regulators should urgently work together to improve the data used for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2020 says that ESG investing has grown steadily in recent […]
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A number of countries have created official definitions of sustainable finance as well as more comprehensive classification systems, referred to as sustainable finance taxonomies. A new report by the OECD maps sustainable finance definitions and taxonomies in five jurisdictions: the […]
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Het kabinet wil bedrijven stimuleren om tijdens deze coronacrisis te blijven investeren met een nieuwe investeringskorting, de Baangerelateerde investeringskorting (BIK). De uitwerking van deze tijdelijke regeling van twee jaar is maandag naar de Tweede Kamer gestuurd. De tijdelijke regeling, waarvoor […]
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The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the consultation on the EU GBS. ICMA is a membership association, headquartered in Switzerland, committed to serving the needs of its wide range […]
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Green bonds have passed their biggest milestone yet, with more than $1 trillion issued since these securities first emerged in 2007, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). They are the longest standing and most heavily used instrument in the sustainable […]
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Vermogensbeheerder ACTIAM is gekwalificeerd als World Leader 2020 door de Principles for Responsible Investments (PRI). ACTIAM behoort tot de absolute wereldtop van duurzame investeerders. ACTIAM wordt als koploper als voorbeeld gesteld voor de uitstekende manier van beleggen rondom het thema klimaat. De manier van […]
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Aviva has set a new 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target for its own auto-enrolment default pension funds. This is aligned to the Paris Agreement and the Government’s own net-zero target. Aviva is committed to making progress towards the net-zero target […]
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ECBF Management GmbH kondigde gisteren de lancering aan van het European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF). ECBF is het eerste venture fonds dat zich uitsluitend toelegt op de bio-economie en de circulaire bio-economie in Europa. Met een beoogde omvang van €250 […]
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Vandaag, vrijdag 2 oktober, heeft Invest-NL CEO Wouter Bos het rapport ‘Financing offshore wind’ (in een ‘online’ setting) aangeboden aan Ed Nijpels, voorzitter van het Voortgangsoverleg Klimaatakkoord. Het rapport toont aan dat investeerders Wind op Zee als een volwassen markt […]
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Impact Institute is proud to publish the Guide for Funders to Assess and Value Impact. This guide provides impact investors and philanthropists with a sound impact assessment and valuation methodology that they can use to forecast the impact of investment opportunities enabling […]
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a long-awaited first science-based target framework and validation service for financial institutions. Nearly 1,000 companies in 50 sectors from coal and gas to pharmaceuticals, with a cumulative market cap of USD $15.4 trillion, have […]
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The European Commission published the list of members of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. As required by the Taxonomy Regulation, the Platform on Sustainable Finance will advise the Commission on the development of robust and science-based technical screening criteria for the […]
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