IN THE NEWS
Big Banks and U.N. Green Finance Group Clash in Alliance
Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, speaks to The Wall Street Journal about the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
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Barclays and Oxford University announce 3-year agri-climate partnership
Barclays announces a three-year partnership with Oxford University’s Sustainable Finance Group (OxSFG) and the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI).
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Banks Try Quiet Quitting on Net Zero
Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, speaks to Bloomberg Green about the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
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New project to analyse climate-related legal risk
The UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment and the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme are set to launch a new workstream pinpointing what climate-related legal risk means in financial terms for companies. Dr Thom Wetzer told RI, 'It's clear that litigation risk is real - it's not some figment of an activist's imagination.'
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‘Where are we now?’: Reflecting on the journey of sustainable finance
IPE covers the inaugural Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit 2022, hosted by Dr Ben Caldecott. This in-depth article highlights insights from a myriad of speakers including from the United Nations, Blackrock, MSF, Saïd Business School, Linklaters and more.
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New Oxford Lab to accelerate action towards sustainable finance
Set to open its doors in autumn 2022, the new Lab will be embedded in the University of Oxford and welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority as its founding partner.
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Oxford hosts inaugural Sustainable Finance Summit 2022
Flagship event examined the latest developments in sustainable finance and investment, and explored how institutions representing $130 trillion in assets can help to tackle climate change. All Summit recordings are now available online.
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Oxford delivers sustainable finance training to over 1,000 public and third sector executives
Over 1,000 influential civil servants, regulators, and representatives from civil society have undertaken a course with the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, part of Oxford University, over the last 12 months, enabled by philanthropic funding from the IKEA Foundation and the European Climate Foundation.
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Thom Wetzer appointed to ESMA’s Sustainable Finance Expert Group
Thom Wetzer has been appointed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to its newly-established Consultative Working Group (CWG) on Sustainable Finance
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The Great Carbon Arbitrage
Our analysis shows that phasing out coal is not just a matter of urgent necessity to limit global warming to 1.5°C; it is also a source of considerable economic gain, in terms of net benefits, defined as gross benefits minus gross costs.