Your money can do more than you think! In the financial sector, the Austrian Ecolabel certifies ethically oriented projects and companies that generate profits through sustainable investments. Green funds and sustainable financial products add value to you and to the environment.
The Austrian Ecolabel for sustainable financial products has been the standard for sustainable financial products in Austria since 2004. The Ecolabel thus provides guidance for (sustainable) investors.
The Financial Market Authority (FMA) has published its annual report for 2021. Encouraging: Investments according to the guidelines of the Austrian Ecolabel for Sustainable Financial Products (UZ 49) continue to increase strongly. Almost 12 percent of Austrian fund assets are invested in UZ 49 funds.
While it took fourteen years for the first hundred certified funds, the time had now come again after less than three years: the two hundredth financial product was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. A brief analysis.
The revision of the Austrian Ecolabel Guideline for Sustainable Financial Products (UZ 49) has been taking place since the beginning of the year with the involvement of around 300 people from the financial sector, experts, public administration and civil society.
In order to demonstrate the possibilities of collaborative engagement, a webinar was held on 24 April 2023 as part of the series "Green Money for Green Investments", which was organised by ÖGUT on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Protection and in cooperation with the Austrian Ecolabel team at VKI.
On 13 December 2023, the new version of the Austrian Ecolabel guidelines for sustainable financial products (UZ 49) was adopted by the Ecolabel Advisory Board. The biggest change: from now on, sustainable loans (green loans) can also be certified.
This year the Ecolabel Guideline for Financial Products will be revised. Currently, it is planned to include green loans as a new product group in the directive and thus make them certifiable.
The French "Mandarine Gestion" is an independent and entrepreneurial French capital management company founded in 2008 and specialised in equity investments.
The VKI is not only responsible for the content and administration of the Austrian Ecolabel. It is also consistently committed to the education and protection of consumers. For this purpose, our Ecolabel experts are frequently asked for interviews by the Association for Consumer Information (VKI).
Cordial invitation to the online event on "Green loans and their importance for banks and companies" on Monday, 04 April 2022 from 13.00 - 14.30.
A recent study on the sustainability quality of about 2000 equity funds confirms that funds with the Austrian Ecolabel are particularly sustainable.
Sustainable funds are in vogue. But are green funds in Austria as sustainable as they declare themselves to be? A analysis by AK OÖ in cooperation with CLEANVEST shows clear differences among 180 self-proclaimed sustainable funds in Austria. First of all: with the Austrian Ecolabel you are on the safe side.
While it took fourteen years for the first hundred certified funds, the time had now come again after less than three years: the two hundredth financial product was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. A brief analysis.
What contribution does the Austrian Ecolabel make to tackling the climate crisis - and to what extent did Ecolabel-certified equity funds differ from conventional equity funds in terms of carbon footprint? This question was investigated in a recent study by the VKI.
While it took fourteen years for the first hundred certified funds, the time had now come again after less than three years: the two hundredth financial product was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. A brief analysis.
The Financial Market Authority (FMA) has published its annual report for 2021. Encouraging: Investments according to the guidelines of the Austrian Ecolabel for Sustainable Financial Products (UZ 49) continue to increase strongly. Almost 12 percent of Austrian fund assets are invested in UZ 49 funds.
The savings and giro products of the Environmental Centre of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. This means that, for the first time, current and savings accounts and savingsbooks are now also certified with the Ecolabel.
Green and sustainable current and savings accounts are very much in vogue - now, for the third time, such banking products have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. At HYPO NOE, the money deposited is used to finance sustainable projects - for example in the field of renewable energies, climate protection measures or building renovation.
Raphael Fink, our expert for the Austrian Ecolabel for Sustainable Financial Products was invited by TREND to a discussion with representatives of Amundi Austria.
Raphael Fink is in charge of Guideline UZ 49 "Sustainable Financial Products" of the Austrian Ecolabel at the VKI on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Protection (BMK). In this interview he tells us what it is all about and why the label is such a great success.
The savings and giro products of the Environmental Centre of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. This means that, for the first time, current and savings accounts and savingsbooks are now also certified with the Ecolabel.
The savings and giro products of the Environmental Centre of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. This means that, for the first time, current and savings accounts and savingsbooks are now also certified with the Ecolabel.
The savings and giro products of the Environmental Centre of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel. This means that, for the first time, current and savings accounts and savingsbooks are now also certified with the Ecolabel.
At European level, efforts are being made to harmonise concepts and classification systems and to strengthen the area of sustainable finance.
The Austrian National Bank recently (May 2020) published an article. Based on its individual securities deposit statistics and information from certification and information centres in Austria and abroad, the article describes the volume of labelled sustainable investment funds for the years 2018 and 2019.
After we were recently able to announce that the first savings and giro products have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel, things are happening in a hurry. The award of the Green Bond of HYPO NOE is also a premiere - after all, this is the first Green Bond to be certified with the Austrian Ecolabel for sustainable financial products.
The Climate and Energy Fund has launched a Green Finance Programme to support and accelerate the redirection of private capital flows towards sustainability.
We congratulate the winners of the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) 2020. Among them are four companies with the Austrian Ecolabel. We show you who!
Green finance is on the rise in Austria and Europe. But the topic is also becoming increasingly important around the world. Challenges such as the climate crisis can only be solved globally.
Since the issuance of the world's first green bond by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in 2007, the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2015, both the supply and demand for green bonds have been increasing steadily worldwide. But what is "green"?
The webinar started with an overview of Sustainable Real Estate Funds and focused in particular on the key characteristics of a sustainable property such as careful use of resources and land, reduction of emissions, best possible functionality and other features.
Sustainable investment strategies and the use of sustainable financing instruments represent an important contribution to achieving the climate protection goals and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Within three years, the awareness of sustainable financial products in Austria has increased significantly - including those that have been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel UZ 49.
The European Union has set itself ambitious climate goals with the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Green Deal. Achieving these goals requires constructive interaction between the real economy and the financial sector in order to mobilise sufficient capital for sustainable activities. Banks and credit institutions face major challenges, as they play a key role in the transformation of the economy.
Since 2018, when the European Commission published the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, a lot has changed in the financial sector.
Climate protection has arrived in the financial sector, not least due to the EU action plan "Financing Sustainable Growth". Banks and credit institutions are thus facing major challenges, as they play a key role in the necessary transformation of the economy - keyword decarbonisation. The goal is to steer capital flows in the direction of sustainable, low-carbon economic development. So how can the contribution of the financial sector to climate protection be assessed?
At the Fund Congress in Vienna on 8-9 March 2023, the focus was also increasingly on environmental aspects such as climate protection, biodiversity, clean water, greenwashing, ESG, e-mobility, raw material efficiency, impact assessment, sustainable infrastructure and building refurbishment.
The Environmental Centre of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen is a true pioneer for sustainable investments and green banking. In 2023, both the 125th anniversary of Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen and the 10th birthday of the environmental centre will be celebrated
EU disclosure and transparency standards should combat "green-washing". Transparency criteria should help investors to make informed investment decisions.
According to the World Economic Forum (Global Risk Report 2023), the loss of biodiversity is one of the four greatest risks facing the world's population over the next 10 years, alongside a lack of climate protection and climate change adaptation as well as severe weather disasters. Biodiversity refers to the diversity of life, whether animal or plant. In order to preserve this, it is necessary to protect and maintain the various habitats.
