Sustainable Finance Newsletter - August 2026
Our analysts describe key developments in energy markets, EU climate policy and sustainable finance in August 2026.
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SBTi 2.0: Raising the bar from ambition to delivery
With the launch of SBTi's revised Net-Zero Standard, climate targets are no longer judged primarily by ambition. The updated framework places greater emphasis on governance, transition planning and measurable progress, prompting many companies to reassess how climate goals are implemented and reported.
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Moving at the right pace of the climate transition - a shared responsibility
How can the right conditions for long-term climate investment be created? We explore why reaching a CO₂‑neutral economy requires close collaboration between policymakers, businesses and the financial sector and why it is imperative to have a stable and credible policy framework for the climate transition to succeed.
100 billion DKK for the energy transition of companies - a commercial logic
In Danske Bank, we aim to provide DKK 100bn towards the energy transition from 2025 to 2028. Why? Because the energy transition is still very much underway.
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Danske Bank expands its tool box for financing the climate transition
With a new and broader approach to transition financing, Danske Bank will be better equipped to support companies in high-emitting sectors in their climate transition as well as finance companies critical to enabling the climate transition of society.Read press release
Here are the key parameters in assessing your company’s energy transition
At Danske Bank, transition risk assessments are an integral part of our credit processes for high-emitting clients in Large Corporate & Institutions. But what do they entail? Mogens Pedersen, Head of ESG Risk and Defence Centre of Excellence explains.
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