Energy consumption: how companies can (and should) improve their energy efficiency
It is now widely believed that the investment evaluation paradigm has undergone a profound evolution, over the past two centuries.
Green asset Ratio (GAR)
In the new framework defined by the European Taxonomy, with regard to the rules and objectives for classifying business activities that are considered environmentally, socially, and governance sustainable, a prominent point much discussed at the moment, especially in the financial world, is covered by Article 8 of the Taxonomy.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): new guidelines for sustainability reporting
The state of the art of European legislation aimed at defining the legislative framework for sustainable investment is certainly the most advanced and defined in the global landscape at present.
Environment, social and governance
They are defined as characteristics, or criteria, but also as aspects and risks: in these and other ways it is tried to give a definition to the three pillars of sustainability: Environmental, Social and Governance, in an acronym: "ESG."
What is SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) and its implications for firms and businesses
The scope of European Union legislation, in the field of accelerating and harmonizing rules on sustainable finance, has expanded considerably in the past few years and is gradually broadening.
Non Financial Reporting Directive - EU Directive 95/2014
The Sustainability reporting, introduced for European companies with the EU Directive 95/2014, represents to date in the international reporting landscape, the starting point of a continuously evolving path that aims to meet numerous challenges, first and foremost the integrated management of non-financial information, structured in a framework that can be as comprehensive as possible, to be placed alongside classic financial reporting.
The Sustainability week - Italian Stock Exchange
During the week of 5/9th of September, the fourth edition of the "Sustainability week" organised by the Italian Stock Exchange took place, with the participation of the major investment funds, advisors and corporate companies engaged today in investment processes to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable economy.
GRI: what it is and how its standards are evolving
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing them with the global common language to communicate those impacts. It provides the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting – the GRI Standards.
THE POWER OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNICATION
How do you communicate your commitment and achievements within an Environmental, Social, Governance plan?
The Social Taxonomy and “Sustainable communities”
While the definition of the European Taxonomy relating to the environment is being enriched and fully defined, at the same time the Social Taxonomy currently in proposal form, presented by the Platform on Sustainable Finance to the European Commission on last February, is making its way into the European legislative landscape.