Sustainable Finance Initiative’s Post

My insights quoted in the latest Investors' Chronicle issue on the favourable technological tipping points that are accelerating the green transition.

🌍 The last day of the #FideOxford24 Congress will start with a panel discussion focused on the impact of #artificialintelligence: #AI revolution: expanding the reach and impact of #sustainableinvesting.    👥 We will be glad to hear Gloria S., Senior Advisor at Institute of International Finance (IIF), Lorenzo Saa, Chief Sustainability Officer for Clarity AI. Ana Rivero Fernández CESGA,CIIA, Operating Partner ESG for Alantra and Member of the Scientific Committee Oxford 2024 will be the moderator. More details about the congress 👉 https://lnkd.in/dd48M9tw ℹ️ Congress Directors    Cristina Jiménez Savurido, President and founder Fide Foundation.  Juan Ramón Caridad, CAIA, MFIA, Board Member, Fide Foundation.    ℹ️ Academic Coordinators    Victoria Dal Lago Demmi, Academic Director, Fide Foundation.  Lucía Hernández Sánchez, Academic Coordinator, Fide Foundation.    ℹ️ Scientific Committee    Ana Rivero Fernández CESGA,CIIA, Operating Partner ESG at Alantra.  Marisa Aguilar Villa, Managing Director | Country Head Iberia, Allianz Global Investors.  Angel Perez Agenjo, Founder and Managing Partner, Transcendent.  Marta Olavarría, Financial Markets Regulation & Sustainable Finance, Consultant, Lecturer, Independent Advisor.  María Folqué, Head of Sustainability at FundsPeople (ES).  Gonzalo Yebes Gómez, MFIA, FRM, Senior Financial Risk Expert, Banco de España.    ℹ️ Collaborating entities    This initiative has had the support of key financial industry players committed to propelling the financial industry into a sustainable future.     Pictet Asset Management GAM Investments M&G Investments Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC Allianz Global Investors  Instituto BME FIAP Internacional   Transparency International España    #ESG #Sustainability #Finance #FundManagement #SustainableInvestment #RiskControl #ESGMetrics #SustainableFinance #Climate #Climatechange #finance

Research Published 🎊🌱📖 Our research on the efficiency of the sustainability-linked bond market for a successful sustainability transition has been published by DIW Berlin - German Institute for Economic Research in their quarterly journal of economic research. The journal discusses current economic policy topics and is DIW’s oldest publication, as it has been around since 1926. It’s an honour to be featured in the latest publication. Our research paper 💡analyzes the SLB market’s efficiency in attracting those companies that are most crucial for a successful sustainability transition, namely carbon-intensive companies and companies that are lagging behind in their sustainability transition, defined as ESG laggards. 💡shows that the SLB market efficiently attracts carbon-intensive companies, but fails to attract ESG laggards. 💡and identifies four success factors for the SLB market to improve its future accessibility and credibility. The DIW publication can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/dEQacnt3. And for those who would love to take a deep dive into the detailed methodology, our full paper can be accessed through the Center for Financial Studies: https://lnkd.in/dipfcN7g. I am excited to hear your thoughts and ideas on the findings - let me know 📚 #sustainability #research #sustainablefinance #publication #ESG #sustainabilitytransition

[CARBON4 FINANCE WENT TO SCHOOLS 1/4] 📚 Over the past few months, our team have been invited to a number of Grandes Ecoles and universities to give a special presentation on finance-related topics as part of Masters courses. 🔎 The subject: the role of sustainable finance and financial players in the ecological transition, and the methods for measuring the carbon and biodiversity impact of investment portfolios. On January 17, Lucie Mauzé and Eta Shehu gave a talk at emlyon business school as part of Xavier Blot's course "workshop on climate and biodiversity data for finance". ❓What did they talk about? ✅ Presentation of Carbone 4 and Carbon4 Finance. ✅ Introduction to sustainable finance. ✅ Presentation of our methodologies (CIA and BIA-GBS). ✅ 3 case studies of oil and transport companies, plus an exercise for students. Thank you to emlyon business school for giving us the opportunity to raise awareness of sustainable finance among tomorrow's players. #greenfinance #sustainable #finance #sustainability

🌍Happy to share news from the 22nd International Conference on ECONOMICS - FINANCE - MANAGEMENT (ICEFM2024) in Lima, Peru! 🌍 We recently presented our research titled: "Moderating Impact of Firm Size on the Relationship between Stakeholder Pressure and Circular Economy Practices in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises." This collaborative effort with Susanne Durst, Wolfgang Gerstlberger, and Quang M. Nguyen sheds light on the dynamic interplay between stakeholder pressure, firm size, and Circular Economy (CE) practices in SMEs. 🔍 Key Insights: Firm size crucially moderates the impact of stakeholder pressures on CE adoption. External stakeholder pressure significantly influences CE practices more than internal pressure. Empirical evidence from 124 SMEs in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania highlights the strategic importance of managing stakeholders to enhance sustainability and economic performance. 💡 Implications: Smaller SMEs can boost CE practices through strategic stakeholder management. Larger SMEs should align with external stakeholder expectations for more effective CE initiatives, driving improved organizational performance. A big thank you to Prof. Susanne Durst for presenting our work in person in Lima! 🌟 #ICEFM2024 #CircularEconomy #SMEs #Sustainability #StakeholderManagement #Research #Innovation Feel free to reach out for more details or discussions on our findings!

😃 to see our AI Roundtable primers translated to Chinese, Arabic today: #FDI #attractiveness competition btw. Ville de Paris and City of London Corporation is not necessarily a “zero sum game” … France and Britain can/will also #cooperate to attract #US, #GCC and #PRC capital to fund the ESG Revolution Now, later this year at the UK & EU Investment Review Forum, the Hon. Nicholas Sherry and I will 🗣️🎙️these issues with the world’s leading #assetowners 🏛️ UK and EU ESGSummit.org 👈 #22_Oct. #European⚜️PensionsSummit.org #_2024 * excerpt of our seminal Future of Investing primer shown here in the 3rd quadrant (English version) #VersaillesSummit #_2024 #attractivité #territoriale #geoeconomics #ESGdata #FDI #LTinvestments #assetowners Power of Ideas #deeptech Future of Europe European Investment Week #_2024

This year, I had the honor of contributing to the chapter 1 of the recently released APTIR 2023/24, where the focus was to examine the role of digital trade in advancing the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Following an extensive literature review and econometric analysis, our findings underscore the pivotal role of digital trade in advancing SDG outcomes, particularly in Social SDGs (3, 4, 5, 10). Notably, our research also highlights the promising potential of digital trade in advancing environmental, economic, and governance goals. In collaboration with Witada Anukoonwattaka and Pedro Romão, our upcoming background paper will delve even deeper into the pathway analysis and technical intricacies of the study. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to Yann Duval, Witada Anukoonwattaka and the entire TPFS team for their invaluable guidance throughout the study! Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to meaningful research. https://lnkd.in/gnejm6db #DigitalTrade #SDGs #researchforchange #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #economicdevelopment

Integrating the environment into economic decisions is a crucial objective for sustainability practitioners and decision-makers worldwide. Assessing, quantifying, valuing, and accounting for interlinkages and interdependence is essential to achieve this goal. This approach has gained widespread acceptance over the last two decades, with scientific communities and decision-makers recognizing its importance at all levels. As a Thought Leader, I'm privileged to be part of over half of the global and regional efforts towards achieving this objective. From the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) to the ELD, from IPBES to the Dasgupta Review and TEEB and SEEA, I have had the opportunity to contribute to these initiatives as a coordinator, contributor, or reviewer. A robust and credible evaluation of nature-economy interactions is the foundation for designing effective interventions and responses. Together, let's continue to work towards integrating sustainability into all aspects of the economy. Let's ensure that we account for the interdependence between the environment and the economy, and value nature for the services it provides. Only then can we achieve a sustainable future for all. #sustainability #environment #economy #interdependence #naturevaluation #IPBES #TEEB #SEEA #ELD #MillenniumEcosystemAssessment

🌐The annual funding gap for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate goals in emerging economies has increased to at least $4 trillion. 📊Only 10% of all private sector capital mobilised by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in 2021 reached emerging economies. ❗2024 must be a pivotal year. Shareholders need to clarify DFIs’ and Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs) mandates. There is a strong case to reallocate budgets to create greater, new pools of catalytic capital. 📌Priority should be given to smart impact partnerships with national and regional players in emerging economies. 🏠🔝Locally-led initiatives, especially those focused on facilitating finance to smaller companies should be supported. The Impact Taskforce (ITF) State of Play 2023 goes beyond analysis, setting out a change agenda to help DFIs and MDBs be more effective in their critical near-term role. Read the report here👉 https://lnkd.in/gXRs4KUc

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 by Joseph Cordonnier, Deger Saygin; OECD - OCDE   Industry #decarbonisation is a cornerstone to reach #netzero emissions by this mid-century. The diversity of industrial activities, processes and products, the complexity of global industrial value chains, and the international competition make #industry decarbonisation a #challenging objective. Annual #investments in low-carbon #technologies for industry decarbonisation need to increase by a factor of three to five by 2030 compared to current levels to align industrial #emissions with net-zero #pathways. This Working Paper analyses available #financing solutions to scale up investments at pace, especially in #emerging and #developing #economies where industrial #production is growing rapidly whilst available finance is limited. It highlights de-risking and financial #instruments and #models that can help accelerate investments and draws lessons from 12 financing industry decarbonisation case studies which demonstrate how private capital can be mobilised.   The growing number of net-zero pledges reflect the imperative to decarbonise the #industrysector in order to achieve net-zero emissions. Decarbonising industry sector which accounts for around a third of all #GHG emissions worldwide is critical to realise these pledges. That requires deploying the entire suite of low-carbon technology options. The challenge is present in emerging and developing economies, where most of the industrial output growth will take place in the next decade. As this working paper shows, the development of innovative financing instruments and models for derisking and mobilising private capital will be urgently needed, as depicted in the case studies. While public resources that can be allocated to industry decarbonisation are scarce, especially in emerging and developing economies, public finance will play a key role in strategically mobilising private capital. This paper identified several financing instruments and models that are already available to spur industry decarbonisation projects. It described how programmes and financing mechanisms are being implemented, notably to support emerging and developing economies. This paper can serve as a basis for understanding how these instruments can be scaled up to mobilise private finance for industry decarbonisation. Further, the paper provided evidence to enrich dialogue and foster #collaboration between #policymakers of developed countries, emerging and developing economies, industry actors and financial institutions.   The download link:  https://lnkd.in/dHA3r2q2