by magda | Feb 24, 2023 | Allgemein
There are high hopes associated with “Sustainable Finance”. A sustainable financial system is supposed to steer capital, support the transformation of the economy, and thus help to achieve the Paris Climate Goals. However, our report shows that the...
by Jorim Gerrard | May 5, 2022 | Allgemein, Event
Over 2 days around 60 experts, including European civil society representatives and researchers from different fields relevant for transition, NGOs, think tanks and institutions came together to discuss the way forward for progressive policymaking. You can now watch...
by mpeters | Dec 17, 2021 | Allgemein, Publication
Our new study shows: an oversized financial sector harms the economy and society. The size of the financial sector in the eurozone has doubled relative to GDP in the last 20 years. The sector is fulfilling less and less of its original function of lending to firms...
by mpeters | Nov 2, 2021 | Allgemein
Watch the webseminar here Care for the elderly has become a billion-dollar business. Large financial investors are pushing into this area of public welfare and buying up nursing homes all over Europe. Because: more and more old people need care places and more and...
by mpeters | Oct 20, 2021 | Allgemein, Publication
find the entire report here When looking at the sometimes detrimental effects of finance on the real economy, we cannot shy away from dealing with private equity funds. In a recent study, we have therefore analyzed the toolbox of these specialized financial market...
by mpeters | Oct 19, 2021 | Allgemein
In the course of our Transformative Responses project, we are starting a new project module. Starting in October, we release work on the detrimental effects of financial markets on the real economy. Financial markets have massively profited from the pandemic, while...
