The Network for Greening the Financial System’s latest report ‘Capturing risk differentials from climate-related risks’, explored potential credit risk differentials between green and non-green assets and activities. It found that institutions are increasingly assessing risk through qualitative and quantitative tools and methodologies and moving away from classification of ‘greenness’ at the asset level.
How the new geopolitical reality affects ESG By Marcus Pratsch The war in Ukraine has a massive impact on all four dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental, social and governance. It makes clear that a successful development agenda requires inclusive partnerships at global, regional, national and local levels.
MEETINGS The role of green taxonomies in closing the data gap Thursday 30 June, Roundtable This online event, organised by OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute and the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance, explores the use of taxonomies, data mapping and the different approaches to and challenges in enhancing data availability, reliability and comparability.
ON DEMAND Next Generation EU with Siegfried Ruhl: one year later The Next Generation EU fund – set up to help finance Europe’s recovery from the economic damage of the Covid-19 pandemic – has been operating since last June. Siegfried Ruhl, head of funding and investor relations at the European Stability Mechanism, speaks to OMFIF’s John Orchard about it.
Data: Towards a new age of economic enlightenment As regulators and policy-makers work to balance protection and innovation in their evolving frameworks, this landmark report explores the use of data and its potentially transformative impact on developments in the global economy, financial services, the business community and society as a whole.
