Investors and banks need clear, concise, and comparable data to adjust their investing strategies so that they can be assured that they invest in sustainable assets.

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. They are the biggest source of innovation, employment and represent growth opportunities towards a sustainable and low carbon economy. The transition is already underway. It is essential that SMEs are not left behind and are considered adequately in the discussions.

To mobilise sustainable finance for the transformation of the European economy, the EU strategy rests on covering the gap of additional investments needed to meet the EU’s climate objectives. This article highlights the importance of transparent corporate sustainabiltiy reporting.

Across the EU, companies struggle with analysing climate risks and opportunities and providing the right data about their climate transition plans. This article focusses on methodology that can be used to simplify this process.

Assessment of climate and environmental disclosures of companies from Southern, Central and Eastern Europe published pursuant to the EU Nonfinancial Reporting Directive (EU NFRD).

EUKI project “Improving climate and sustainability corporate disclosure policies to enable sustainable finance” has analysed corporate disclosures across Europe and presents detailed findings. Only few companies provide sufficiently detailed information on their climate policies and risks.

The event on 17 February in Brussels will see the presentation of the research carried out by the Alliance for Corporate Transparency. The research included the preliminary assessment of the reports of 75 companies in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe,