The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance in the form of grants, loans and guarantees. We interviewed Eva Mayerhofer, lead biodiversity and environment specialist at the EIB, about the challenges and opportunities of accelerating Europe&rs...

Communities affected by both the climate crisis and conflict are often neglected by donors, but climate finance solutions are available. 18 of the top 25 countries deemed the most vulnerable to climate change worldwide are classified as fragile or conflict-affected. With 26% of people forecast to live in fragile countries b...

What is sustainable finance and how it is changing the world Investors no longer face a choice between profit and saving the planet. Sustainable finance is prioritizing businesses that help the environment. But it also focuses on inclusion and ethical business standards. The drive to sustainability is transformin...

                  What are the main drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and which role the financial system has to play? Luciane Moessa, Ph.D., Fernanda Bianco, M.Sc. and Marcio Gama, M.Sc. Sustainable Inclusive Solutions (SIS) Forests are na...

          ‎Luciane Moessa de Souza, Ph.D. - Expert in sustainable finance   Where do ESG ratings come from and what financial regulators can do about it? Some insights from IOSCO report on ESG ratings and data products providers          ...

‎Luciane Moessa de Souza, Ph.D. - Sustainable finance expert.  The expression “Green Taxonomy” was born in the ESG Finance world about 5 years ago after the G20 Green Finance Study Group and other key organizations pointed out in a couple of reports that we needed them for two main reasons: a) to measure the financia...