How can Brazil upgrade its position on green and sustainable finance?
Brazil is at a crossroads in terms of how it finances its transition to sustainable development. In this article for the Sustainable Finance Leadership Series, Mario Mesquita, Chief Economist at Brazil’s leading largest private sector bank, Itaú Unibanco, sets out how the country’s finance sector can seize the green opportunity after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ending deforestation: what next for sovereign investors?
Alexandra Pinzon, Nick Robins and Gabriel Thoumi
Ending deforestation will be key to strengthening Brazil’s investment attractiveness. This commentary by the Grantham Research Institute and Planet Tracker looks at how investors in Brazil’s sovereign bonds can support this transition.
The role of finance in delivering a sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19
Finance ministers have a unique opportunity to design and implement comprehensive stimulus packages that can drive a strong and sustainable recovery, concluded the new report Better recovery, better world, from the Coalition for Finance Ministers for Climate Action. This commentary from Amar Bhattacharya, James Rydge and Nick Stern sets out the key findings and recommendations.
A just post-pandemic transition
The COVID-19 recovery will need to be both green and inclusive, argue Candriam CEO Naïm Abou-Jaoudé and the Grantham Research Institute’s Nick Robins.
Extending the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) to Fixed Income
These are the newly published results from TPI’s public consultation on how it might develop a framework for assessing corporate fixed income issuers.
Financing climate action with positive social impact in the UK
The critical importance of the just transition for successful climate action is increasingly recognised by financial institutions. This new Grantham Research Institute report sets out the role that banks can play in the UK and the policy changes that are needed. The report was delivered in partnership with UK Finance and endorsed by eight bank CEOs.
The main report is supplemented by two briefings, one on housing and one on small and medium enterprises.
– Read ‘Financing a just transition to net-zero emissions in the UK housing sector’