Sustainability is often considered a cost, a tax, and overall a burden to businesses. It is considered an effort that you make because it is your responsibility towards future generations. However, sustainability (impact) related efforts can actually be valued as an integral part of your business model in the form…

How does the carbon market work ? The Emissions Trading Scheme is one of the actions introduced by institutions with the aim of significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is what initiated the carbon market. The strategy is as follows: institutions set decreasing degressive GHG emission allowance caps for…

Le cas des marchés carbone. La planète représente un écosystème vivant unique profondément interconnecté qui nécessite un équilibre. Cet équilibre se joue à plusieurs niveaux. A l’aube de la COP26, 26ième conférence annuelle de l’ONU qui porte principalement sur le changement climatique, les problématiques liées au domaine du développement durable représentent des enjeux cruciaux. Parmi…

Carbon markets as case study. The planet is a unique and deeply interconnected living ecosystem that requires balance. This balance is played out on many levels. On the eve of COP26, the 26th annual UN conference that focuses on climate change, issues related to sustainable development are crucial. Carbon management is one of the issues…

Parlons jours du dépassement et Net Zero ? Le 29 juillet dernier c’était le jour du dépassement de la Terre. À partir de ce jour, nous utilisons plus de ressources que la terre ne peut en générer. Cette année, ce jour est arrivé un mois plus tôt que l’année dernière… venant compléter une facture climatique qui devra être…

The 29th of July 2021 was earth overshoot day; we are utilising more resources than we can regenerate from this day onward. This day today is a month earlier than last year. We are creating a bill that will have to be paid by future generations. …

Part 4: Proving and sharing your impact Once fund managers have chosen the standard methodologies and indicators for measuring impact, it is necessary to design and implement the overall impact approach. Implementing the approach According to France Invest, a fund must formalize its impact approach throughout the investment cycle. This approach must be adjusted to the companies’ type of activity…

Partie 4 : Prouver et partager son impact Une fois que les méthodologies standards et que les indicateurs pour mesurer l’impact ont été choisis par les gestionnaires d’un fond, il est nécessaire de concevoir et de mettre en action sa démarche d’impact globale. Mettre en place sa démarche Lors de la mise en oeuvre de sa démarche d’impact, selon France Invest un fond…

Part 3: Emergent standards for impact finance reporting The previous article set out a general framework for impact finance and the major concepts that characterise it: intentionality, additionality, and measurement. There are different impact analysis frameworks for defining its measurement. The most frequently used are the ODDs, IRIS, and IMP.