ISFC - Leveraging finance for positive impact

WHO WE ARE

The International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC) is an independent and apolitical not-for-profit think tank that specialises in sustainable finance.

The organisation is expertise-led and impact-driven, and is built on three pillars: research, capacity building, and convening. The Centre uses expert insight and practical, evidence-based solutions to improve private sector practice and policymaking on sustainable finance and sustainability integration, while helping to build local expertise and capacity on a range of topics, including the EU’s Green Deal, its Sustainable Finance Agenda (Taxonomy, Green Bond Standard, CSDD, CSRD, SFDR), and international ESG standardisation efforts. ISFC does not do advocacy or campaigning work in order not to compromise its expert profile and neutrality.

WHAT WE DO

We help businesses, financial institutions, policy-makers, and communities understand how to benefit from the transition to a more sustainable and just economy.
We do this by:

Generating knowledge

We carry out in-depth research to inform the regional debates and policy making. Our work is mainly focused on ESG and Sustainable Investing, Just Transition, EU Green Deal, Sustainability in Banking, and Sustainable innovation.

Connecting

We create opportunities for a variety of stakeholders to come together and discuss sustainable finance. We host conferences, events and panel discussions, bringing high level experts from the EU and beyond to the Central & European region.

Sharing knowledge

We offer training and learning opportunities, organise practical workshops, guest lectures and help design course work on different sustainable finance topics for financial institutions, public sector organisations, and universities.

Advising

We provide advice and consulting services to both private and public sector organisations on their strategy, sustainability reporting, ESG implementation, impact measurement, EU Green Deal and Taxonomy compliance, and many more.

UPCOMING

NEWS

Czech Heavy Industry Decarbonisation
This report highlights the challenges for heavy industries in achieving emissions reduction include high costs of low-carbon technologies, limited renewal opportunities, low technology readiness, and the risks of carbon-intensive foreign competition.
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Decarbonisation of the Industrial Sector
Review of the hard-to-abate sector’s decarbonisation, such as steel, cement and the chemical industry in Czechia.
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Sustainable Investment Roadmap
This report provides a unique comprehensive insight into sustainable investment areas in the Visegrad Group (or V4) countries of Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia.
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2023 CEE Sustainable Finance Summit
The largest specialised event focused on sustainability in finance and business in Central and Eastern European (CEE) region.
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