Projects

Projects

• Sustainable Finance Qualification of Financial Advisors (EURENI)

  Increasing knowledge about regulatory changes and the qualification on sustainability issues among financial advisors.

• Promotion of Sustainable Digital Finance in Europe (DigiFin)

  A contribution to the EU's environmental sustainability goals by promoting sustainable digital finance.

• The Austrian Ecolabel for Sustainable Financial Products in the Context of Current Developments

  Due to the high topicality of the subject of sustainable finance, new developments at EU level but also at national level are to be expected on an ongoing basis. As part of a continuous series of webinars for the Austrian Ecolabel, current developments in the field of sustainable finance are highlighted and a comprehensive exchange among the various stakeholder groups is encouraged.

• OEGUT-Responsible Investment Standard (RIS)

  INVESTING CAPITAL SUSTAINABLY - How can your company invest capital more sustainably? One answer to this question is the ÖGUT RIS: Responsible Investment Standard – basic.The approach is based on divestment: starting from a blacklist, companies with business activities that raise serious ethical problems and states with particularly unethical practices are excluded from the portfolio.

• Sustainability Certification of Corporate Retirement and Pension Funds

  The OEGUT evaluates and certifies corporate retirement and pension funds against sustainability criteria yearly on a voluntary basis. Over the years a sustainable investment-standard has developed from this assessment process, making this group into absolute pioneers within institutional investors.

• Further Education on Sustainable Investments

  The "Further Education on Sustainable Investments" offers financial advisors practical training on the subject of sustainable investment for the consulting process. The course consists of three modules (two e-learning modules, and optionally a webinar or a face-to-face event).

• Crowdfunding Platform: crowd4climate.org

  Within this project, crowdfunding involves approaching private investors for numerous small donations that will be used to finance climate change projects in developing countries. At the moment we are looking for current projects from Austrian project developers in developing countries.