The Sustainable Finance Research Platform is a joint project involving five German research institutions that is funded by Stiftung Mercator.
With their independent research, the project partners aim to support stakeholders in politics, the financial sector, and the real economy in understanding and shaping the central role of capital markets in achieving a net-zero economy.
News
„Greenhouse Gas Protocol: Asia-Pacific firms have work cut out on meeting climate-disclosure requirements, executive implementing standard says“
Alexander Bassen leads GHG Protocol’s new Independent Standards Board
Invitation to the WPSF Research Seminar
More than ‘green’ and ‘brown’: How sustainable finance can enable the transition
Publications
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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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Events
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Past events
Advancing Net-Zero? The Role of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies Worldwide
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The evolution of ethical forms of investment: An integrative systematic review of responsible, ethical, social, sustainable and impact investment
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Past events
SRI Funds: Greenwashing and/or Impactwashing?
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Achieving net zero: Company transition plans as a tool for forward looking strategy development and reporting?
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