„A growing number of sustainable finance taxonomies aim to redirect capital towards climate change mitigation. Yet achieving net zero requires not only financing green economic activities but also transitional economic activities – hence activities that currently lack viable low-carbon alternatives but are required for a low carbon economy. Using comparative policy analysis, this article seeks to understand how this is addressed across 45 taxonomies worldwide based on a systematic review across five criteria: policy embeddedness, sectoral emission coverage, screening approach, target group, as well as disclosure and reporting obligations. The results show that many taxonomies are well embedded in national and international environmental and sustainability policies.“
Read more about this topic in the following article that was just published in July 2026: Sustainable finance taxonomies Designed to support the transition to a net-zero economy
