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Sustainable finance taxonomy - climate change

Opinion
verabschiedet on 22/09/2021
Referenz: 
ECO/549-EESC-2021-02010
Referral: 
COM(2021) 188 final
Rapporteur: 
Stefan BACK (Employers - GR I / Sweden)
Plenartagung: 
563 -
Sep 22, 2021 Sep 23, 2021

The EESC underscores the potential key role of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Delegated Regulation in creating a clear, coherent and comprehensive framework to highlight the ambitious development of a greener economy without lock-in effects. The taxonomy should build on technical criteria that clearly define the green investments that directly contribute to Europe's climate objectives.

Stellungnahme des Ausschusses: Sustainable finance taxonomy - climate change

EU green bond standard

Opinion
in Erarbeitung (updated on 29/11/2021)
Referenz: 
ECO/560-EESC-2021-03634
Referral: 
COM(2021) 391 final 2021/0191 CODCOM(2021) 391 final 2021/0191 COD
Rapporteur: 
Philip VON BROCKDORFF (Workers - GR II / Malta)
Plenartagung: 
565 -
Dez 08, 2021 Dez 09, 2021

The EESC strongly supports the goal of redirecting investments in such a way that they contribute to the EU's transition to a sustainable economy but calls for the social partners and civil society to be brought better on board in the design and implementation of sustainable finance. The EU green bond standard has the potential to yield significant economic benefits for both issuers and investors alike and help the green transition.

Stellungnahme der Fachgruppe: EU green bond standard

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Proposal for Regulation on European green bonds

Renewed sustainable finance strategy

Opinion
in Erarbeitung (updated on 29/11/2021)
Referenz: 
ECO/559-EESC-2021-03471
Referral: 
COM(2021) 390 final COM(2021) 390 final
Rapporteur: 
Judith VORBACH (Workers - GR II / Austria)
Co-rapporteur: 
Jörg Freiherr FRANK VON FÜRSTENWERTH (Employers - GR I/Germany)
Plenartagung: 
565 -
Dez 08, 2021 Dez 09, 2021

The EESC strongly supports the goal of redirecting investments in such a way that they contribute to the EU's transition to a sustainable economy but calls for the social partners and civil society to be brought better on board in the design and implementation of sustainable finance. The EU green bond standard has the potential to yield significant economic benefits for both issuers and investors alike and help the green transition.

Stellungnahme der Fachgruppe: Renewed sustainable finance strategy

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Presentation SF Strategy - Sustainable Finance package - EESC informal meeting_24.08.2021

Presentation from DG Fisma : Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy

EESC Opinion: Contribution of European organised civil society to UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (Rio+20)

Opinion
verabschiedet on 22/09/2011
Referenz: 
NAT/499-EESC-2011-1386
Rapporteur: 
Mr Hans-Joachim WILMS (Workers - GR II / Germany)
Plenartagung: 
474 -
Sep 21, 2011 Sep 22, 2011

The Rio 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development must send out a clear signal to the world community, with specific proposals for the transition to an economic order based on qualitative economic growth that helps to eliminate poverty and social injustice whilst preserving natural resources for future generations.

The EESC is convinced that ensuring access to resources, food and energy should be amongst the priorities of the global sustainability agenda.

Policy measures and clear indicators must be established to measure progress on the road to greater sustainability.

EESC Opinion: Contribution of European organised civil society to UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (Rio+20)

Go sustainable, be responsible – European civil society on the road to Rio+20

Publication
4 pages

Based on an intensive civil society dialogue the EESC contributed to establishing the EU's position on Rio+20. In February 2012, the major EESC conference Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio+20, sent out a list of messages to take on board at Rio+20 and called on our political leaders to step up their efforts to arrive to an ambitious outcome at the UN conference.

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2019

A new global partnership - European Civil Society Positions on the Post-2015 Framework - Conference conclusions

Publication
8 pages

On 13 and 14 February 2014, over 150 civil society representatives gathered at the EESC to discuss their positions on a global Post-2015 framework for sustainable development. Participants from local, regional and national authorities, EU and UN level policy-makers, social partners, environment, development, human rights, agriculture and consumer organisations; industry, business and academia brought a wealth of perspectives into the debate.

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2014
06/03/2013

Staffan Nilsson`s address at the European civil society workshop on Sustainable Development Goals

Presentation
Speaker
Staffan Nilsson
Organisation: 
EESC

This workshop is exactly in line with what we had declared we would be doing to bring Rio home: we keep up the momentum for further promoting sustainable development, we want European civil society to be involved and we want to contribute with concrete proposals.

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Staffan Nilsson`s address at the European civil society workshop on Sustainable Development Goals

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EESC and Rio+20More about the workshop
22/01/2013

Staffan Nilsson`s address related to the Rio+20 assessment at the7th EU-Brazil Round Table meeting

Presentation
Speaker
Staffan Nilsson
Organisation: 
EESC

Sustainable development is a long-term objective and needs continuous action, and in particular civil society involvement all over the world. Rio+20 was an important mobilising factor for civil society around the world, we need to keep up the momentum and to hold our governments accountable for what they have agreed to in Rio de Janeiro last June.

It has been one of the very positive experiences during my Presidency at the EESC to see how much we Europeans and you Brazilians agreed on key elements that were on the table of the negotiators at the Rio+20 Conference.

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Staffan Nilsson`s speech at the 7th EU-Brazil Round Table- Rio+20 assesment

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The EESC and Rio+20
22/01/2013

Staffan Nilsson`s opening speech at the 7th EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table

Presentation
Speaker
Staffan Nilsson
Organisation: 
EESC

In February last year, Mrs Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, talking about EU-Brazil relations said that this is a relationship that is important, but she didn’t think that the EU had made it as important as it ought to be. We support the need to go deeper in our relations with Brazil. And here’s the evidence: we are again meeting today, keeping up the regular pace of our exchanges, willing to produce joint work that will be useful also to our political leaders.
So we will send the result of this Round Table to Mrs Ashton, and to the Brazilian authorities, as we always do, in order to provide a civil society contribution to her important work. And we are doing it right in time for the next EU-Brazil Summit that will take place in Brasília in two days from now.

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The EESC President`s opening speech at the 7th EU- Brazil Round Table

18/12/2012

Rio+20 follow up: European civil society contribution to the Commission's consultation

Presentation
Speaker
Staffan Nilsson
Organisation: 

"...
The hearing this afternoon is focussed on the topics "inclusive green economy" and "sustainable development goals" because these were the two topics that the stakeholders stressed most when we had our Rio de-briefing session in early July. ..."

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Speech : European civil society contribution to the Commission's consultation

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