Postings

EU taxonomy was intended to provide a system for the classification of environmentally and financially sustainable economic activities.  It is essentially a green label for the investment of over a trillion euros.  Also called the "Sustainable Finance Taxonomy", it's about subsidized financing and lots of money.  The t ...

Countries are transitioning to low carbon, sustainable and climate-resilient economies.  The action taken by states on climate change and sustainability will affect the profitability and viability of many existing investments and commercial arrangements.  Significant changes to the investment environment in the name of ...

Sustainable Interior Architecture and Design (SIAD) impacts energy conservation as well as occupants’ satisfaction, comfort, and physical and psychological wellbeing.  Although its adoption is necessary for achieving the sustainable development and operation of the built environment as well as the relevant sustainable ...

Stewardship is the use of influence by institutional investors to maximize long-term value, including the value of common social, environmental and economic assets on which returns and stakeholder interests depend.  Stewardship and ESG incorporation calls for the inclusion of ESG factors in investment and capital alloc ...

Published in 2013, the report contributed to the development of a post-2015 agenda and the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015 by the United Nations.  It set out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty globally by 2030 and deliver on the promise of sustainable development.  The report addressed issues that are crit ...