Analyses

19 July

The agricultural and forestry sectors: how does Europe intend to use its assets to decarbonise the continent?

2023-08-08T11:37:37+02:00

Europe expects a great deal from its agricultural and forestry sector if the Green Deal is to succeed. At EU level, the land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector must produce 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in net removals by 2030. Agriculture and forestry are the [...]

The agricultural and forestry sectors: how does Europe intend to use its assets to decarbonise the continent?2023-08-08T11:37:37+02:00
13 July

The Paulson Institute, a financial “think and do tank” to watch

2023-07-14T14:11:49+02:00

The Paulson Institute puts forward solutions based on the opening of markets, finance and green finance, the heart of its area of influence. What is the Paulson Institute and what is its mission? Created in 2011, the Paulson Institute presents itself as a "think and do tank" dedicated [...]

The Paulson Institute, a financial “think and do tank” to watch2023-07-14T14:11:49+02:00
5 July

SPOT inspection campaign by the AMF: 3 priorities to improve sustainability commitment compliance by asset management companies

2023-08-08T11:34:43+02:00

The European Commission has made sustainable finance one of the priorities of the Capital Markets Union, and a pillar in the drive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.  To raise the investment needed to meet the challenges of the Paris Agreement, the European Union adopted its "Sustainable Finance Action Plan" [...]

SPOT inspection campaign by the AMF: 3 priorities to improve sustainability commitment compliance by asset management companies2023-08-08T11:34:43+02:00
28 June

Leaders who dare: Esther Duflo

2023-06-28T07:38:01+02:00

Esther Duflo, who holds the 'Poverty and Public Policy' chair at the Collège de France and pioneered an empirical approach to the fight against extreme poverty, is co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Who is Esther Duflo?   After studying at the ENS and the EHESS, [...]

Leaders who dare: Esther Duflo2023-06-28T07:38:01+02:00
22 June

Leaders who dare – Emmanuel Faber

2023-06-22T10:50:12+02:00

In this new series, Positivéco puts the spotlight on the influencers to follow. To tackle the monumental Emmanuel Faber, we read his book Ouvrir une voie (‘Paving a Way’), published by Editions Paulsen (in French).   Emmanuel Faber testifies about the difficulty of reconciling social and economic [...]

Leaders who dare – Emmanuel Faber2023-06-22T10:50:12+02:00
14 June

The “Common Good Summit”: our take-aways.

2023-08-08T11:35:46+02:00

The summit featured a first-rate panel of speakers. They took to the podium to share their thoughts on finance, the market and their role in society, and to try to establish a link with the necessary management of the common good. The 3rd Common Good Summit [...]

The “Common Good Summit”: our take-aways.2023-08-08T11:35:46+02:00
7 June

Sustainable Development Goals: Where do we stand at the global level?

2023-06-07T09:25:02+02:00

Part 2 2023 marks the halfway point in the global journey towards implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda. In July 2022, the UN published The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022. In our previous article, we summarised for you the state of progress in implementing these goals in Europe, and [...]

Sustainable Development Goals: Where do we stand at the global level?2023-06-07T09:25:02+02:00
31 May

The SFDR regulation: instructions for use

2023-08-08T11:38:37+02:00

ESMA published a Supervisory Briefing that develops guidelines to combat greenwashing by creating common supervisory criteria for national supervisory authorities. Part five The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has identified the risk of an increase in greenwashing linked to European regulations and wants to address this. [...]

The SFDR regulation: instructions for use2023-08-08T11:38:37+02:00
17 May

Sustainable Development Goals: our summary of the mid-term review

2023-06-05T07:23:37+02:00

2023 marks the halfway point in the global journey towards the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The major global crises of recent years have slowed progress towards the SDGs. Several detailed reports note the slowdown in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe. [...]

Sustainable Development Goals: our summary of the mid-term review2023-06-05T07:23:37+02:00
10 May

CSR best practices: corporate governance and executive compensation in listed companies

2023-05-10T10:52:39+02:00

Each year, the French financial markets authority (AMF) examines the information published by listed companies on their corporate governance and on the compensation of their executives. A large part of the report published in December 2022 by the institution is devoted to the consideration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by [...]

CSR best practices: corporate governance and executive compensation in listed companies2023-05-10T10:52:39+02:00
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