The Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee of the Federal Government in the 20th legislative term

The final report, with its wide range of recommendations, makes clear how complex the issue of sustainability is for financial markets. It is also a testament to the SFC’s wide-ranging expertise, which is required in order to solve the largest transformational challenge of our generation.

I would like to focus on two areas:

1. Forward-looking and integrated reporting for fundamental company analysis: Information on the positive or negative impact of companies’ activities on the environment and society is becoming increasingly important. Reporting this data must be made into a binding standard.
2. Impact-oriented investments: The range of available impact investment funds that are established in Germany and which have a blended finance approach could be improved by means of targeted changes to the existing regulatory framework. This could help to make Germany much more attractive as a financial centre.