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Sustainable finance as standard

Sustainable finance has been a major growth story, and a positive development for the solar sector as a fundamental part of the energy transition. But as the sustainable investment market evolves and is forced to respond to some criticism, the question arises, what exactly is sustainable finance and what does it mean for the future of the solar sector? Felicia Jackson in London lays out some of the different forms this funding can take.

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pv magazine

09 Aug 2022

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Confusion about the terminology surrounding sustainable finance is an ongoing issue for the finance sector. Mike Hayes, global renewables leader at KPMG, says terms such as green, sustainable, or Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), have many different meanings. “There are no clear definitions of these terms, and they mean different things to different people.”The terms, …

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