🆕 #FairFinanceAsia (FFA) has launched the update to Module 4 of its 2022 Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidebook for #civilsocietyorganisations (CSOs). The updated module has been developed to demystify technical jargon and provide practical guidance to equip civil society organizations and other stakeholders with the knowledge they need to raise #community voices and public interest issues when engaging with #financialsector leaders and decision-makers regarding taxonomies for #sustainablefinance. Find out more here ➡: https://bit.ly/4fRUue1 Kyle Cruz Bernadette V. Victoria C. Myriam Vander Stichele SOMO
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Global Head of Programmes, Climate Change (Interim) | Regional Senior Technical Advisor, Climate Change & Child Poverty, Save the Children, Asia-Pacific
Great analysis on #lossanddamage from especially an #equity and #justice perspective.
👏NEW PAPER: From Dr Stacy-ann Robinson ✉️, Ike Uri, Timmons Roberts, David Ciplet, Romain Weikmans, and Mizan Khan looks at “#Equity and #Justice in #LossAndDamage Finance: A Narrative Review of Catalysts and Obstacles” ahead of the #BonnClimateConference. 🔗Read it here: https://lnkd.in/evfPn4d4 🧐 Here are some of our takeaways: 1⃣ Reviewing recent literature on #LossAndDamage finance, the authors consider how the new #UNFCCC #LossAndDamage Fund could be transformative for #ClimateFinance. 2⃣ Recent literature indicates that the factors necessary for just #LossAndDamage finance include inclusive governance, new and additional funds, purpose-made instruments and channels, direct access to funds, and burden sharing aligned with the #PolluterPaysPrinciple. 3⃣ The authors suggest 5⃣ criteria that could make a just #LossAndDamage Fund, and discuss 4⃣ potential catalysts for just L&D finance: ecological & climatic impacts, institutional developments outside the @UNFCCC, #GlobalSouth leadership on #DebtJustice, & legal developments. 4⃣ The authors also highlight that as the #LossAndDamage Fund is operationalized and the need for #LossAndDamage finance grows, scholars must continue to ask whether #LossAndDamage finance furthers core tenets of #ClimateJustice, including forms of #Restitution. 🗣️Contact the lead author, Dr Stacy-ann Robinson via the email in the PDF. 🗓️See the agenda for the 2024 #BonnClimateConference here: https://unfccc.int/sb60
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Team Leader - Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA)
Interesting article on the new #UNFCCC #LossAndDamage Fund and #climatejustice and the need to 1) align Fund governance with the needs of vulnerable countries 2) ensure funds are truly new and additional 3) use grants over loans 4) allocate funds based on need and promote direct and fast access 5) follow polluter pays principle.
👏NEW PAPER: From Dr Stacy-ann Robinson ✉️, Ike Uri, Timmons Roberts, David Ciplet, Romain Weikmans, and Mizan Khan looks at “#Equity and #Justice in #LossAndDamage Finance: A Narrative Review of Catalysts and Obstacles” ahead of the #BonnClimateConference. 🔗Read it here: https://lnkd.in/evfPn4d4 🧐 Here are some of our takeaways: 1⃣ Reviewing recent literature on #LossAndDamage finance, the authors consider how the new #UNFCCC #LossAndDamage Fund could be transformative for #ClimateFinance. 2⃣ Recent literature indicates that the factors necessary for just #LossAndDamage finance include inclusive governance, new and additional funds, purpose-made instruments and channels, direct access to funds, and burden sharing aligned with the #PolluterPaysPrinciple. 3⃣ The authors suggest 5⃣ criteria that could make a just #LossAndDamage Fund, and discuss 4⃣ potential catalysts for just L&D finance: ecological & climatic impacts, institutional developments outside the @UNFCCC, #GlobalSouth leadership on #DebtJustice, & legal developments. 4⃣ The authors also highlight that as the #LossAndDamage Fund is operationalized and the need for #LossAndDamage finance grows, scholars must continue to ask whether #LossAndDamage finance furthers core tenets of #ClimateJustice, including forms of #Restitution. 🗣️Contact the lead author, Dr Stacy-ann Robinson via the email in the PDF. 🗓️See the agenda for the 2024 #BonnClimateConference here: https://unfccc.int/sb60
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🌱💵 "Is Europe's #SFDR really not fit for purpose?" For anybody who may have missed our 2024 sustainable finance white paper, we've been publishing it chapter by chapter on LinkedIn. Check out the second chapter below 👇 🔗 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 features insights and guidance from finance experts as it evaluates the crossroads sustainable finance is now facing. For more key trends and sector developments in #ESG and #sustainablefinance, download the full white paper free: https://lnkd.in/eBJdHD6A
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Product Specialist, Qualified Trainer, Islamic Financial Planner (IFP), Part-Time Lecturer
Highlight one of the key findings that is relevant to financial players, i.e. to reform global financial architecture. Lead more questions to me… Impact? Substance over form? New product design or just enhancement? Material variation is required? Islamic finance - values to achieve sustainable objectives? What will be the main drivers in crafting new product? Impact and maqasid should be embedded in your annual product performance review analysis? I believe so……. #mypersonalviews ———————————- Sustainable development remains a long-term investment challenge. Reforming the global financial architecture is more urgent than ever. The world requires many essential public goods that far transcend the nation-state. Low-income countries (LICs) and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) urgently need to gain access to affordable long-term capital so that they can invest at scale to achieve their sustainable development objectives. Mobilizing the necessary levels of finance will require new institutions, new forms of global financing (including global taxation), and new priorities for global financing (such as investing in quality education for all). The report outlines five complementary strategies to reform the global financial architecture.
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A new open access book 'Sustainable Finance' was released by the University of Queensland. Lead authors Jacquelyn Humphrey and Saphira Rekker. There has been rapid growth in and demand for sustainable finance by governments, corporations, NGOs, investors and individuals. The book provides a thorough introduction to the field of sustainable finance and how it is implemented today. The book shows the corporate and the investor viewpoint, as well as detail how government and non-government bodies have contributed to the development of sustainable financial markets. In the final segment, the book takes a “deep dive” into two contemporary issues: climate change and Māori views of sustainable finance. Well done authors.
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➡ The wide-ranging consultation on the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is well underway, and I've been reading a lot about the "failure" of the SFDR and the fact that it's "not fit for purpose". ➡ Whilst it is true that the regulation is by no means perfect, I think it's important to remember the successes of the SFDR. 🔎 In the latest edition of The Olive Tranche, I explore how the regulation has pushed sustainable finance into the spotlight and generated meaningful insight into investor demand to deploy capital towards this space. I also look into how the regulation could adapt further in order to foster real world impact. 📚 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/evYpXWAE
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🧩[#EXPERTOPINION] How to navigate uncertainty around the “Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation” (SFDR)? Earlier this year, the European Commission published the results of the consultation on the SFDR revision, sparking keen interest in fund categorization and alignment with sustainable investment strategies. However, financing the completion of the European sustainability goals is lagging behind. In our latest expert opinion, the Sustainable Finance team analyzes current challenges and proposes solutions to guide regulators and financial actors in the coming months. How to.... 🔍 clarify regulatory concepts for more consistent interpretation ? 📊 enhance transparency and comparability of investment strategies through clearer reporting obligations? 🔄 streamline reporting requirements in the upcoming SFDR revision? 💡 incorporate relevant sustainability indicators and develop robust transition plans? 💰 reevaluate asset valuation models for consistent consideration of sustainability risks? 👉 Read the Expert Opinion paper : https://lnkd.in/gMgw2SP9 This expert opinion, written in February by Nicolas Forget, Clara Bécard, Sami Kallal and Amine Maaninou, is part of a series of long-form publications titled ‘Yes We Care About’. #EuropeanRegulations #SFDR #SustainableFinance
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Former Director of representative office in Brussel with expertise in corporate strategy and lobbying
💚 **SUSTAINABLE FINANCE / The European Commission Analyzes the Impact of Taxonomy on SMEs** The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission has published the results of a study on the costs and benefits of the taxonomy for SMEs. Here are the key points: 1. **Exclusion** 🚫 - Non-listed SMEs and listed or non-listed micro-enterprises are excluded from taxonomy reporting obligations. 2. **Study Recommendations** 📊 - Simplify and streamline the reporting process. - The study's conclusions will be used in a future impact analysis for a possible amendment to the delegated act on information disclosure. 3. **Inclusion of SMEs** 🌿 - Objective: Include SMEs' exposures in the numerator of the Green Asset Ratio (GAR) of banks and large financial institutions, from which they are currently excluded. 📥 [Link to the report](https://lnkd.in/ewRjdHHS) **#SustainableFinance #Taxonomy #SMEs #DGGROW #EUReport #DelegatedAct #GreenAssets #GreenInvestment #EuropeanUnion**
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👍 Business & Science Poland had the pleasure of participating in the work on the latest report of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance "Compendium of Market Practices". 👀 Watch the webinar recording to presented highlighting key findings and recommendations from the recently published report: 📺 https://lnkd.in/etinRRY8
What are the main insights and practical takeaways from the recent EU Platform on Sustainable Finance report, 'Compendium of market practices'? 📣 Watch the webinar recording with presentations by Elodie Feller and Clémence Humeau, Platform co-rapporteurs who led the work on the report. ❗ Webinar recording: https://lnkd.in/etinRRY8 You can also hear more about the Platform's work from its Chair, Helena Viñes Fiestas and about the focus of the European Commission's work from the head of Sustainable Finance Unit at DG FISMA, Martin Špolc. The webinar includes interventions from market participants from different stakeholder groups, who share their views and recommendations. To hear more about the use of the EU Sustainable Finance framework in practice and to receive updates about the next webinars, follow the Platform's LinkedIn page and subscribe to our newsletter! The report on a compendium of market practices can be found and downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/dWnzf5wJ The fact sheet with the summary of findings of the report, can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eZNHnd8G Big thanks to the webinar speakers: Hans Biemans, Nicole Della Vedova, Joerg Ladwein, Aldo Romani! #sustainablefinance #finance #eutaxonomy #taxonomy #sustainability
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Pleased to share the "Compendium of Market Practices" report by the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, exploring how the EU's Taxonomy and sustainable finance framework are implemented by financial and non-financial actors to support their transition efforts, beyond more regulatory compliance. Gain valuable insights into early practices, financial products, instruments, and initiatives used by market participants to reshape their business models and investments, accelerating the journey towards a sustainable and resilient future. Join webinar on 6 February 2024, 13:00 - 14:20 (CET) where more information on report's purpose, aims and main recommendations across different stakeholder groups. The report on a compendium of market practices can be found and downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/drKXb857 Niyat Habtemariam #sustainablefinance #eutaxonomy #netzerotransition #esg #EuropeanStabilityMechanism #eib #unepfi #europeancommission
Webinar on the report of the Platform on Sustainable Finance
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