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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 16.4: By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the re...

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Subramanian Kuppuswami

Subramanian Kuppuswami Global Head, Sustainable Banking & Investments at Tata Consultancy Services

EU Taxonomy - A gamechanger for Sustainable Finance

This article was co-authored by Subramanian Kuppuswami, global head, sustainable banking, finance and investments and Saritha B S, domain consultant, sustainable banking, finance, and investments at Tata Consultancy Services. Climate change is affecting the entire world. According to a recent intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) report,...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 15 - Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Like many other SDG topics, the issue of biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is far-r...

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Mladen Levanic

Mladen Levanic Head of Infrastructure and Energy & ESG Advisory at Commerzbank AG

Banks as ESG partners: ensure cautious corporates don’t get left behind

Commerzbank’s Mladen Levanic, managing director and head of sustainability & ESG Advisory, and Wolfgang Vitzthum, director of real estate & ESG Advisory, delve into the complex world of corporate sustainability and explain why even the smallest businesses should be paying attention. Soon, no corporate will be beyond the reach of environmen...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

4 ways fintech can halt environmental degradation

Responsible investing is becoming a top industry priority. By incorporating physical and transitional risks into capital allocation decisions, not only can long-term economic resilience be fostered, but the natural assets we rely on for ecosystem services – such as biodiversity – can be preserved. Unfortunately, the industry has not yet reached th...

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Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

The Future of ESGTech: Goal 14 - Life below water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This is an extract from Finextra's The Future of ESGTech 2022 report. Focus target 14.1: By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution. O...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk 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...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk 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...

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Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

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...

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Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

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...

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Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk 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 ...

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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 ...

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