Green Investing
EU Green Bond Standard explained 2026: EuGB rules and investor checks
EU Green Bond Standard explained for 2026: what the EuGB label requires, how taxonomy alignment works, and what investors should check before trusting it.
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Kieran Simpson
Founder of The Planet Brief and The Carbon Workbench, writing practical explainers on carbon markets, ESG reporting, net zero, climate claims and green finance.
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Green Investing
SFDR explained: Article 6, 8 and 9 funds are not green labels
SFDR explained: what Article 6, Article 8 and Article 9 funds mean, why the EU is reviewing SFDR in 2026, and how to read fund disclosures without treating them as green labels.
Green Investing
EU taxonomy explained: what taxonomy-aligned really means
EU taxonomy explained: what taxonomy-aligned means for green bonds, sustainable funds, CSRD reporting and greenwashing checks.
Carbon Markets
Carbon removal credits explained 2026: removals vs offsets and claim risk
Carbon removal credits explained for 2026: removals vs offsets, durability, delivery status, prices and the claim risks buyers need to check.
ESG & Reporting
Big tech sustainability reports: how to check AI emissions and Scope 3
Read Apple, Google and Microsoft sustainability reports by checking absolute emissions, Scope 3, AI energy demand, clean-power claims and assurance.
Green Investing
Green bond funds UK: what to check before investing
Green bond funds UK explained: how to compare green bond funds and ETFs, including holdings, duration, credit quality, fees, SDR labels and greenwashing checks.
Green Investing
Green bond framework checklist: how to read the documents behind the label
Green bond framework checklist: how to read use of proceeds, external reviews, allocation reports and impact data before trusting a green bond label.
Green Investing
Sustainability-linked bonds explained: how they differ from green bonds
Sustainability-linked bonds explained: how SLBs differ from green bonds, what targets mean, greenwashing risks and what investors should check.
ESG & Reporting
TNFD explained: nature risk, LEAP and corporate reporting
TNFD explained: what nature-related financial disclosures are, how LEAP works, and why nature risk is moving closer to climate and ESG reporting.
Carbon Markets
VCMI Claims Code explained: how Carbon Integrity Claims work
VCMI Claims Code explained: what Carbon Integrity Claims mean, how VCMI differs from ICVCM, and how companies should use carbon credits in climate claims.
Carbon Markets
ICVCM and CCP labels explained: what buyers must still check
ICVCM and CCP labels explained: what Core Carbon Principles prove, what they do not prove, and what carbon credit buyers still need to check.
Green Investing
Church of England pension fund explained: Shell, ethics and stewardship
How the Church of England pension fund invests, why it exited Shell and oil and gas, and what its stewardship model shows about ethical pensions.