Publications

• Policy Brief

  PB 2/2024: Enhancing Comparability and Credibility of Transition Plans and Transition Risk Assessment with Standardized Net Zero Scenarios

  Transition plans by non-financial and financial corporates can fulfill  two central purposes: they can facilitate strategic planning towards net zero 2050 while also helping detect…

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• Policy Brief

  PB 1/2024: Climate Risks and the Cost of Debt: Why Climate Policy Matters

  Climate policy is key to achieving the required CO2 emission reductions for the transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy. Climate policy causes direct and indirect…

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• Policy Brief, Sustainability Risks and Opportunities

  PB 3/2023: Climate transition plans: State of play in EU legislation and policy recommendations

  Company transition plans (of real economy and financial market actors) have the potential to become a steering instrument for directing capital flows toward climate neutrality…

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• Policy Brief

  PB 2/2023: The role of sustainable investments in the transformation: (further) education as a key element

  Sustainable investments can be an important building block in the transformation of the economy and society. There has recently been a growing interest in sustainable…

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• Scientific publication

  Finance Research Letters: Rating changes revisited: New evidence on short-term ESG momentum

  Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings are mainstream in sustainable finance. This paper provides important evidence on the effects of ESG rating changes on companies’…

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