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Environmental Finance: Reimagining capitalism in a world on fire. Book review by our founder, Marcio Viegas

Book review: Reimagining capitalism in a world on fire This is an optimistic (and personal) prescription for reimagining capitalism and rewiring finance from Harvard teacher Rebecca Henderson, says Marcio Viegas. Rebecca Henderson is not an anti-capitalist. She teaches at the Harvard Business School MBA programme and was named one of the three Outstanding Directors of […]

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Over 150 business and investor CEOs urge the EU to raise EU 2030 GHG emissions targets to at least 55 per cent

Over 150 business and investor CEOs urge the EU to raise EU 2030 GHG emissions targets to at least 55 per cent As the European Commission sits down to discuss proposals for a new 2030 emissions target in time for the State of the Union address tomorrow (Wednesday Sept 16), more than 150 European businesses,

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BBVA to support seven international financial education projects, among them Marcio Viegas’

BVA to support seven international financial education projects, among them Marcio Viegas’ BBVA’s Center for Financial Education and Capability’s grant program has selected the financial education research projects that will receive financing this year. One of the novelties of this edition is that seven grants will be given this year, instead of five like in

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“Non Financial” Reporting: increasingly financial, important and better

SUST4IN organizes the 4th “Non Financial” Reporting Conference, this time in digital format, whose objective has been to debate the importance of transparency in environmental and social issues, around the “Non-Financial” Information Statements according to the Spanish Law 11/2018, which has transposed the EU Directive on Non-Financial Reporting and Diversity (NFRD). Andy Beanland, Director of

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New Spanish Climate Law: urgent, although it can be improved

New Spanish Climate Law: urgent, although it can be improved The sustainability specialist company SUST4IN brings together authorities, investors, NGOs, unions, lawyers, companies and other actors in a webinar about the draft Spanish Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition. Valvanera Ulargui, Director General of the Spanish Office for Climate Change, Juantxo López de Uralde,

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The New Spanish Circular Economy Strategy: responsibilities, challenges and opportunities

SUST4IN brings together the Secretary of State for Environment, Hugo Morán, the Director-General of DG Environment of the European Commission, Daniel Calleja, and other authorities, NGOs, investors and companies in a webinar on circular economy.
The event discussed the responsibilities, challenges and opportunities of the new Spanish Circular Economy Strategy, in addition to the Draft New Spanish Law of Waste and Contaminated Soils that is in public information phase.

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External assurance can reduce ‘greenwashing’

External assurance can reduce ‘greenwashing’ Marcio Viegas, founder and managing director, SUST4INHans Hoogervorst, chair of the International Accounting Standards Board, claims that “greenwashing is rampant” in sustainability reporting (FT.com, April 2). Then Tim Mohin, chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative, “categorically refutes” that claim (Letters, April 8) while candidly reminding us of the Enron and 1MDB

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SUST4IN joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

SUST4IN joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Madrid, 14 March 2019. We are pleased to announce that SUST4IN has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, an initiative led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.  Our announcmente coincides the the publicacion of the First Global Commitment report, revealing details of industry and government efforts to tackle plastic waste and pollution

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