Publications

The NZBAG published a Client Dialogue Tool (CDT) on 23 March 2023. Below you will find further information.

Even in the run-up to the 27th COP, it was more than clear that this would be a meeting of great expectations and scepticism. Under the motto “Together for Implementation”, this COP was designed to facilitate further concrete steps. Dr Nicole Schmidt and Thomas Mog report on their impressions of the conference and the results.

The Federal Government’s new Advisory Council for Sustainable Finance – on the way to becoming a leader in sustainable finance.

Assessment of the EU Commission’s draft on the classification of electricity generation from nuclear energy and fossil gas as transitional activities under the EU Taxonomy.

In mid-October, the 5th Sustainable Finance Summit Germany took a glance at current developments in Sustainable Finance. The Summit sent out clear calls for action in the direction of towards the financial sector, the real economy, and politics to continue working on the Sustainable Finance Agenda. For all those who were unable to attend, a comprehensive documentation is now available.

The development of the EU taxonomy in the areas of climate protection and climate adaptation is largely complete. It is still open whether and to what extent fossil gas and nuclear energy should be defined as green in the EU taxonomy. In the discussion on these points, the principles of the EU taxonomy of technology neutrality and scientificity should be preserved. In the view of the Net Zero Banking Alliance Germany, these principles are important in order to obtain a uniform metric for positive contributions to climate transformation.

In the discussion paper “Employees fit for Paris: Upskilling in banks for a climate-neutral Germany by 2045”, the NZBAG proposes a curriculum for a basic training for bank employees on climate transformation.

How do you manage to finance the transformation to a climate-friendly economy in Germany? How can the goal set by the federal government of making Germany the leading location for sustainable finance be achieved?

Experts from the Green and Su