The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided that bonds with coupon structures linked to certain sustainability performance targets will become eligible as collateral for Eurosystem credit operations and also for Eurosystem outright purchases for monetary policy purposes, provided they comply […]
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Het Kenniscentrum Duurzaamheid van DPAM, dat beschikbaar is in zes talen (EN, NL, FR, DE, IT & ES), biedt het publiek een gemakkelijk, toegankelijk en grondig overzicht van de kernprincipes van duurzaam beleggen. Het platform werd in 2019 ontwikkeld door […]
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In de strijd tegen ontbossing lanceert ACTIAM een engagementprogramma ondersteund door satellietbeelden gericht op ontbossingsvrije toeleveringsketens. Door dit initiatief kan de vermogensbeheerder, samen met andere beleggers, meer inzicht krijgen in de toeleveringsketens van de ondernemingen waarin zij beleggen. Met behulp […]
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FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, has launched its enhanced Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model, which measures the green revenue exposure of more than 16,000 listed companies across 48 developed and emerging markets. This represents 98.5% of […]
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Starting in late 2019, over 40 investment managers and asset owners worked together in the ‘PRI taxonomy practitioners group’ to implement the taxonomy on a voluntary basis in anticipation of upcoming European regulation. A new report shares insights from the […]
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After the Netherlands and Sweden, Germany has become the third AAA-rated country to issue a green government bond. The German government also announced its commitment to building a full green yield curve, next to its conventional yield curve. Germany is […]
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Luxembourg becomes the first European country to launch a Sustainability Bond Framework. This innovative framework, which meets the highest market standards, is also the first in the world to fully comply with the new recommendations of the European taxonomy for […]
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De Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken heeft in een consultatiereactie gereageerd op de voorgestelde technische standaarden (RTS) voor de verordening betreffende informatieverschaffing over duurzaamheid in de financiële dienstensector (ook wel bekend onder de Engelse term Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation of kortweg […]
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The EU is intending to use its post-pandemic recovery plan to reinforce its fight against climate change. About 30% of the “Next Generation EU” €750 billion fiscal plan to aid the post-COVID-19 recovery would target climate-friendly projects, according to European […]
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A new ‘Net Zero Investment Framework’ issued, provides the first-ever practical blueprint for investors to maximise the contribution they make in tackling climate change and achieving net zero emissions globally by 2050. The framework has been developed with over 70 […]
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The European Commission’s initiative for a Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy comes at a time of unprecedented environmental, economic and social challenges. In the face of accelerating climate change and the ongoing pandemic, European institutions and the financial sector share the […]
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De Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken (NVB) ondersteunt op hoofdlijnen de voorstellen van de Europese Commissie voor duurzamer beleggen, zo schrijft zij in haar reactie op twee consultaties van de Europese Commissie (EC). De eerste consultatie van de EC betreft de […]
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