The Fintech Action Plan (see now also Digital Finance Strategy) and the Sustainable Finance Strategy both represent important pillars of the current EU policy agenda. Nonetheless, the two areas have been treated as separate for a long time, while they present certain common features and great...

In order to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the European Union is taking action in the form of extensive sustainability regulations with the aim to push the private sector towards sustainable economic activities. In this context, a new instrument to finance a company's sustainability...

Responding to increasingly degrading environmental and social conditions, the European Commission has undertaken important legal and regulatory reforms to promote sustainable finance policy in Europe. However, these reforms have been numerous, complex, and fast-paced. They have proved difficult...

Doubts remain in EU sustainable finance policy as to the role that the MiFID II suitability obligation will play in making sure that advisors and portfolio managers adequately service their client’s sustainability preferences. This article tackles this problem by examining the link between...

In order to achieve the internationally agreed climate objectives, a transition towards a more sustainable economy is required. As part of this transition, a new range of financial products is being designed including green bonds, climate benchmarks and sustainability-linked derivatives. It...

Introducción / Eugenia Correa, Alicia Girón, Arturo Guillén, Antonina Ivanova -- Capital monopolista-financiero, financialización y ganancia financiera / Arturo Guillén -- La naturaleza bajo la influencia de las finanzas : el caso de los mercados de commodities / Claude Serfati -- Crédito,...

Purpose - Considering the growing importance of finance in shaping corporate and human activities, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System that aims to align the financial system with...