Why integration is key to the EU's new sustainable finance action plan

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Richard Howitt of the International Integrated Reporting Council reflects on the European Commission's uncharacteristic willingness to fast track sustainable finance efforts

How often does the European Commission receive a set of recommendations, turn it in to an action plan five weeks later, and then hold a major international conference to implement it just a fortnight after...

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