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Our planet must remain livable and the financial industry plays a key role in securing its future: financial flows must be re-oriented from environmentally harmful activities to a sustainable economy.

Financial regulation, alongside other policies, should ensure private finance becomes an enabler of sustainable transition. This requires:

  • Transparency and corporate governance reforms to ensure real-world outcomes and prevent greenwashing.
  • Robust risk management and adequate capital levels of financial institutions to make them resilient, ensure a “safe transition” and avoid a climate-driven financial crisis.
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16 PUBLICATIONS

Open letter

20/04/2023

Sustainable Finance

Joint letter in reaction to the postponement of the 2nd set of ESRS

In a joint letter sent on 4 April 2023, Finance Watch and partners urge the European Commission to pursue the development of the second set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (sector-specific standards)...
Consultation response

28/03/2023

Sustainable Finance

Consultation response – EIOPA Discussion Paper on Prudential Treatment of Sustainability Risks
Joint statement

08/03/2023

Sustainable Finance

Joint letter – Civil society will only support ambitious ESRS

In a joint letter signed by 16 other organisations, Finance Watch warns the Commission that civil society groups will only support an ambitious first set of sector-agnostic ESRS that closely builds on...
Consultation response

28/02/2023

Sustainable Finance

Response to the UK Transition Plan Taskforce Framework and Guidance Consultation
Consultation response

15/02/2023

Sustainable Finance

Consultation response – A precautionary approach is crucial for finance ministers to drive climate action
Joint statement

18/01/2023

Sustainable Finance

Joint letter – 16 organisations urge ECON to bolster action against climate risk in Basel III finalisation

In a joint letter signed by 16 organisations, Finance Watch and partners urged Members of the ECON Committee to take credible action to tackle climate-related financial risks and to fully implement the...
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The blog corner

Sustainable Finance

Level:Beginner

20.06.2025

How the Omnibus proposal sets the foundation for a deregulation agenda

Sustainable Finance

Level:Regular

31.03.2025

Climate risk and insurance: a small step forward, but is it enough?

Sustainable Finance

Level:Regular

25.03.2025

Unprepared, the financial system will triple people’s bills for climate change
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