It’s a new buzzword in Brussels. Social outcome contracting is seen by the European Commission as a tool for orchestrating social change, with the potential to unlock large amounts of private investment.
More transparency and clearer rules for investors are expected when the EU renews its sustainable finance strategy next week. Unless businesses are given real incentives to decarbonize, what investors can do remains limited, warns Eurosif.
The pandemic has rewired the way people think about their power as consumers. It has also supercharged ambitions for circular value chains and sustainable investment and trade in general.
The Netherlands must scale up its climate investments before it is too late, the Dutch central bank (DNB) warned in a recent report. Impact Investor asked a large public investor in Europe’s biggest seaport for a reaction.
The circular economy to keep the planet’s precious resources in productive use for longer is entering popular consciousness. EU policies are driving investment opportunities in getting rid of waste.
The new EU Climate Law forces the union to become emission neutral by 2050. “Businesses that have an evident business case for reducing greenhouse gas emissions will probably thrive in that environment,” said an EU sustainable investments expert.
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