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VBDO launches an Investor Guide on tax
VBDO - the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development - issued an investor guide on fiscal responsibility and tax. The guide focuses on institutional investors and aims to provide inve...
Read moreEU Commission adopts the ESAs package
Today, the Commission has adopted the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) package which is a significant step forward for a stronger supervisory architecture. When the EU overhauled its financi...
Read moreSeptember Insight – The Modern Slavery Act
“The first step to eradicating the scourge of modern slavery is acknowledging and confronting its existence.” – Theresa May, British Prime Minister In this interview, Paul Gerrard, Group Policy...
Read morePlant a tree – an EIB and WeForest initiative
In July 2007, the European Investment Bank launched its first Climate Awareness Bond. To mark the 10th anniversary of this milestone, the EIB has partnered with NGO WeForest in a project to make...
Read moreSustainable investment in Europe at a crossroads: GRI’s interview with Flavia Micilotta, Eurosif’s Executive Director
Sustainable and responsible investment is helping mobilize and direct finance towards building a more inclusive, stable and greener European economy. Here GRI talks to Flavia Micilotta, Eurosif's Exec...
Read moreResponsible Investor: Eurosif’s Flavia Micilotta on helping SRI investors through HLEG
In the lead up to the public consultation on their Interim Report, the EU's High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) has been commissioned by Responsible Investor for a series of though...
Read moreUK Government Announces Corporate Governance Reform Package
This morning the Government set out its “world leading” package of corporate governance reforms designed to increased boardroom accountability and enhance trust in business. The reforms focus on t...
Read moreReflections on the HLEG report
In an article for Environmental Finance, Eurosif's Executive Director, Flavia Micilotta, outlines some of her key takeaways from the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance's Interim Report....
Read moreAugust Insight – The Stockholm Declaration
The Swedish Development Agency, Sida, gathered a number of different Swedish investors and owners in 2016 under the concept Swedish Investors for Sustainable Development (SISD) with the specific aim t...
Read moreESAs present advice on PRIIPs with environmental or social objectives
On the 31st of May 2016, the European Commission mandated the Joint Committee to provide its technical advice specifying the details of the procedures used to establish whether a PRIIP targets environ...
Read moreEurosif at the Sustainable Development Festival
The Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS) brings together 160 organisations, representing both the economic and the social communities. ASviS recently organised the first Sustainabl...
Read moreHLEG launches survey on its Sustainable Finance Interim Report
On the 18th of July, the European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) launched a questionnaire, following on from the publication of its Interim Report earlier this m...
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