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Research| December 3, 2024

Integrating Climate Adaptation and Natural Capital Into Macroeconomic Frameworks and Debt Sustainability

The IMF’s current macroeconomic frameworks are leading to misaligned policy advice for the global south. This paper outlines the technical adjustments needed to address this.

Published by Systemiq
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Research| January 22, 2024

Recommendations Toward the Development of Scenarios for Assessing Nature-Related Economic and Financial Risks

The Network for Greening the Financial System has published technical recommendations to guide central banks and supervisors in developing scenarios for nature-related economic and financial risks.

Published by Network for Greening the Financial System
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Research| November 15, 2023

OECD Supervisory Framework for Assessing Nature Related Financial Risks

The OECD has launched a methodological supervisory framework to help central banks assess how nature and biodiversity-related risks affect the financial system.

Published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Research| November 3, 2023

Bonds to Finance the Sustainable Blue Economy: A Practitioners’ Guide

As appetite for sustainable ocean-themed bonds grows, this guide provides a roadmap for issuers to incorporate blue bonds into their green finance strategies.

Published by Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corporation
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Research| October 20, 2023

Transition Plan Taskforce Disclosure Framework

The UK’s transition plan taskforce has released its final disclosure framework which sets out “good practice for robust and credible transition plan disclosures”.

Published by Transition Plan Taskforce
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Research| September 28, 2023

Nature-Related Financial Risks

A Conceptual Framework to Guide Action by Central Banks and Supervisors

The Network for Greening the Financial System has released a conceptual framework for assessing nature related financial risks which provides a “starting point for analysis and action”. …

Published by Network for Greening the Financial System
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Research| September 14, 2023

Nature Based Currencies

Integrating Natural Capital in Advanced Monetary Systems

In this white paper, digital finance experts explore how central banks could design a nature-based digital currency that supports economic stability, human wellbeing and planetary health.

Published by Open Earth
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Research| May 27, 2023

Biodiversity Risk

In this paper, researchers present various measures of biodiversity risk exposure which can close research gaps and be used to analyse the economic costs of nature loss.

Published by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Research| May 23, 2023

Integrating Nature Into Debt Sustainability Analysis

Multilateral financial organisations would be making a “grave omission” if they fail to include biodiversity-related risks in debt sustainability analyses, according to this report. …

Published by Finance for Biodiversity Initiative & SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance
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Research| May 5, 2023

Overcoming the Babel Tower Challenge

A Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Colombia was the first country in the Americas to develop a green taxonomy, and this WWF report says it can be used as a regional blueprint. The authors also give advice to countries to design interoperable, fit-for-purpose taxonomies.

Published by WWF
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Research| March 29, 2023

How Blue Financing Can Sustain Ocean Conservation and Development

A Proposed Conceptual Framework for Blue Financing Mechanism

This article considers the central role oceans play in climate change mitigation and presents a benchmark blue finance mechanism to close the financing gap in marine conservation and sustainable ocean governance.

Published by Marine Policy

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