Latest Sustainable News: Finextra Research

Sustainable Finance Live: The state of the market and planet

Today, Finextra Research and Responsible Risk kicked off proceedings for Sustainable Finance Live – a series of virtual events designed to drive the creation of actionable ESGtech strategies within the financial services sector, and foster an ecosystem of partnerships that will turn strategy into action.

11 May 2021

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2021: A year to unite sustainable finance standards and taxonomies

In his FinextraTV predictions interview for 2021, David Harris, group head of sustainable business at London Stock Exchange Group, speaks to how the year is likely to see sizeable progress around sustainability.

07 May 2021

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G20 TechSprint Initiative invites firm to tackle green finance

The BIS Innovation Hub and the Bank of Italy are launching a virtual hackathon-style competition to find new technological ways to tackle challenges in green and sustainable finance.

07 May 2021

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Nordea: Regulation is an opportunity for data-driven technology

Speaking with Finextra Research, Tino Kam, head of transaction banking solutions, Nordea, outlines the core objectives and predictions for the bank into 2021, and how regulatory and technological disruption can be viewed as a positive influence on financial services.

06 May 2021

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Open data will catalyse the UK’s progress to net-zero

Data sharing is key to designing financial instruments and creating demonstrable Net Zero results, noted Gavin Starks, CEO of Icebreaker One, in a FinextraTV interview.

04 May 2021

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ALT/AVE to drive new funding into its DLT offering

Having secured £535,000 investment, regtech ALT/AVE plans to further develop its distributed ledger solution docStribute, to expand its core uses beyond financial services.

27 April 2021

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Investors can avoid missing out on returns of up to 5% a year with ESG

According to behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk, ESG can stop investors from missing out on returns of between 4% and 5% per annum on cash they do not invest because they are not emotionally comfortable with the risks, or familiar with the landscape.

27 April 2021

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How to reimagine risk modelling in sustainable finance

From 8-9 December 2020, Finextra and ResponsibleRisk brought together experts in the sustainable finance space to discuss how stakeholders can re-imagine the role of risk modelling.

23 April 2021

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HSBC to introduce recycled plastic payment cards globally

As climate change activists smash the windows at its Canary Wharf HQ, HSBC is attempting to burnish its green credentials with a new programme to eliminate single-use PVC plastic payment cards in favour of recycled PVC plastic (rPVC) across all its global locations by the end of 2026.

22 April 2021

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Big banks join net-zero emissions alliance

More than 40 of the world's biggest banks have joined a UN-convened alliance pledging to align their lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions by 2050.

21 April 2021

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Stacs raises $3.6m for DLT-based ESG tech

Hashstacs (Stacs), a Singaporean startup using DLT to help financial institutions meet their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) needs, has raised US$3.6 million in pre-Series A funding.

21 April 2021

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FCA appoint ESG director and CIO

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Sacha Sadan director of environment, social and governance (ESG) and Ian Alderton as chief information officer and Ian Phoenix as director, intelligence and digital.

21 April 2021

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