Elia Trippel, policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spoke with Katerina Atkins, programme coordinator of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, about the objectives and metrics of a social taxonomy and the process of its development in the European Union. They discussed whether the green taxonomies established by China and the EU could be used as a template for the social taxonomy and the complexities created by supply chains.
The true price of fashion By Sarah Moloney The environmental impact of fashion is plain to see. The industry emits 10% of total annual global emissions, equivalent to the amount produced by the European Union. But the impact on social and human rights issues is less well-known, making it easily ignored.
ON DEMAND In conversation with UNEP FI: the race to net zero and the role of alliances Daniel Bouzas Luis, regional coordinator for Europe at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, speaks with Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s SPI, about net zero alliances, the role of institutions and the EU’s green taxonomy.
LATEST REPORT Sustainable Policy Institute Journal In the summer edition of the journal, contributors lay out why the ‘S’ in ESG is becoming a priority for investors and why social and human rights issues are taking centre stage.
