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Resilience, competitiveness and growth: the business case for sustainable finance

28 January 2026
🎙️ 🌱 Sustainability Bridges – Episode 33

How do sustainable investments and EU sustainable finance rules strengthen resilience and competitiveness and support economic growth?

In the latest episode of Sustainability Bridges, we explore this question with Nathalie Dogniez, Chair of Eurosif, and Matt Christensen, Global Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing at AllianzGI, drawing on Eurosif’s recent report “EU Sustainable Finance: a competitive advantage for a resilient Europe.”

In this conversation, we discuss:

  • The current state of sustainable finance from the market and regulatory perspectives.
  • Why resilience is becoming a new productivity metric.
  • Evidence for how EU sustainable finance rules (CSRD/ESRS, SFDR, EU Taxonomy, EU Green Bonds, etc.) are improving transparency, ensuring access to capital, and mobilising finance for a transition to a low-carbon and sustainable economy.
  • The role of green bonds, labels, and standards in directing capital.
  • Why regulatory stability is essential to unlock long-term value and competitiveness.

Our key takeaway: EU sustainable finance rules are important in setting the guardrails. They are increasing transparency and helping companies manage risks and attract capital, and in so doing, mobilising finance for a transition to a sustainable economy.

Where can you listen to this podcast?

You can find the Eurosif report “EU Sustainable Finance: a competitive advantage for a resilient Europe" here.