Transition finance is a relatively new addition to the suite of sustainable finance instruments. Sabrina Muller and Nick Robins explain how and why the ‘just transition’ to net-zero, an inclusive process that takes into account the impacts on all people and places, needs to be fully incorporated. Read more
This paper, co-authored with the Impact Investing Institute, emphasises the strategic potential for a green sovereign bond with well-defined social and economic benefits to support the European Commission’s new Strategy for “financing the transition to a sustainable economy.” Read more
In this commentary article Danae Kyriakopoulou considers the implications of the recent issuance by the UK and Colombia of their first sovereign green bonds. Read more
The world of finance is increasingly ready to reallocate the flow of capital. In this post for the Sustainable Finance Leadership series, Sean Kidney sets out eight steps to drive change in global capital and channel trillions towards investment in the green, resilient and inclusive economy of the future. Read more
London, Wednesday 7 October 2020. A UK green sovereign bond would finance the green recovery plans the Prime Minister outlined in... Read more
The UK has a proud tradition of leadership in climate action and global finance. The urgent need to rebuild the... Read more
In this post for the Sustainable Finance Leadership series, Suranjali Tandon examines the key features of India’s approach to connecting capital markets and environmental imperatives, a drive that is set to accelerate following COVID-19, with a sovereign green bond on the horizon. Read more
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, a trio of sustainable finance innovations could enable emerging economies to overcome sovereign debt problems and support their delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, write Alexandra Pinzon, Nick Robins and Mike Hugman Read more
Javier Solana explains the relevance for climate change action and the design of monetary policy of a recent decision by the German Constitutional Court that the Eurosystem’s Public Sector Purchase Programme is invalid. Read more
In this post for the Sustainable Finance Leadership series, Alberto De Paoli explains how Enel, a multinational energy company, is leveraging the opportunities offered by decarbonisation to deliver on social and environmental goals. Read more
