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The Green Fintech Taxonomy: an industry response

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

The Green Fintech Taxonomy: an industry response

On 29th November 2021, the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA) and the Swiss Green Fintech network unveiled the world’s first green fintech taxonomy. By issuing a classification, the GDFA intended to further stimulate the green fintech market – giving policy makers, investors, and other market actors access to the firms more easily. The taxonomy...

15 February 2022 /sustainable

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 13 - Climate action

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 13 - Climate action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (I...

03 February 2022 /sustainable

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Níamh Curran

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 12 - Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 12.6: Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. The focus of this Goal is the “mat...

31 January 2022 /sustainable

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities

Níamh Curran

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 11.5: By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product c...

28 January 2022 /sustainable

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 10 - Reducing inequality

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 10 - Reducing inequality

Reduce inequality within and among countries. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 10.5: Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations. As with many SDGs, the UN notes that the pandemic is likely to reverse some ...

27 January 2022 /sustainable

Measuring, standardising, and actioning ESG should be a boardroom priority

Retired Member

Measuring, standardising, and actioning ESG should be a boardroom priority

Effective data management is the key to minimising climate impact – and measuring progress. The case for climate-focused finance has never been clearer. Business leaders are facing more pressure than ever before to step up their organisations’ green efforts and help protect the planet for future generations. It is obvious that shifting the economy ...

25 January 2022 /sustainable

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Paige McNamee

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 9.3: Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable c...

19 January 2022 /sustainable

The future of ESGTech: Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth

Paige McNamee

The future of ESGTech: Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 8.10: Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all...

31 December 2021 /sustainable

The future of ESGtech: Goal 7 - Affordable and clean energy

Níamh Curran

The future of ESGtech: Goal 7 - Affordable and clean energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 7.a: By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-...

23 December 2021 /sustainable

The future of ESGtech: Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

The future of ESGtech: Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus Target 6.a: By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvestin...

22 December 2021 /sustainable

The future of ESGtech: Goal 5 - Gender equality

Hamish Monk Senior Reporter at Finextra

The future of ESGtech: Goal 5 - Gender equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life. Financial institutions have the potential to...

21 December 2021 /sustainable

The future of ESGtech: Goal 4 - Quality education

Paige McNamee

The future of ESGtech: Goal 4 - Quality education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus Target 4.b: By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island deve...

20 December 2021 /sustainable

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