ESG ratings
What are ESG ratings? And why do they often seem to be disconnected from reality? In both cases, the companies were given
Ecological economics
Beyond the passage to a new year, 31 December 2022 marked the end of the deadline given by the Paris Administrative Court
Introduction to Social Preference Research
Behavioral Economics research – and later, Social Preferences research – started with lab experiments in the 1970s, where experimental economists found that
Double materiality
European (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – CSRD) and international (International Sustainability Standards Board – ISSB) environmental accounting standards are in conflict on
What are the plans of ESMA regarding sustainable finance?
Sustainable finance, a key area of the ESMA strategy for the years 2023 to 2028. It consists of five key areas: As
Assessing clients’ ESG preferences, a new technological challenge
The final version of ESMA’s guidelines on the assessment of clients’ ESG preferences was eagerly awaited, it came out the 23rd of
ESG Products: a sustainable and profitable trend
Sustainable finance refers to an investment approach that integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG criteria). In line with the concerns of the
ESMA guidance sustainability preferences assessment
Assessing sustainability preferences Last August, the assessment of retail investors’ sustainability preferences became mandatory for all European financial institutions providing advisory or
What is sustainable investment?
Definition according to the European Union As for an organic label, the accurate definition of sustainability vary from one country to another.