The EU Omnibus Package: A New Regulatory Paradigm for Sustainable Growth

The European Union has embarked on a significant regulatory recalibration with the adoption of the Omnibus Package on February 26, 2025. This initiative represents a concerted effort to streamline the regulatory landscape governing sustainable finance, corporate sustainability due diligence, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting. The overarching objective is to balance climate imperatives with…

Family business: overcoming hurdles at key crossroads

All family businesses that have effectively navigated generational handovers have faced similar challenges. One way of analyzing these challenges is through the lens of different generations, since the obstacles encountered by first-generation companies differ significantly from those faced by second, third or subsequent generations. Statistics according to the business life cycle According to data from…

Navigating the Financial Landscape for Biodiversity: Key Takeaways from COP-16 (Part 2)

At Finance & Nature, our central focus has always been identifying ways to secure funding for the conservation and restoration of nature. This topic took center stage once again at the second part of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-16), which resumed last week in Rome, building upon…

The Growth of Sustainable Bond Issuances in Spain: A Beacon of ESG Resilience

Sustainable finance has emerged as a cornerstone in the global shift towards environmentally and socially responsible economic models. Within this dynamic sector, Spain demonstrated significant progress in 2024, showcasing substantial advances in the issuance of sustainable bonds. Findings from the annual report by the Observatorio Español de la Financiación Sostenible[1] (Ofiso), published on February 14,…
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