The Ile de France Region's Green, Social and Sustainable bonds framework points out the regional bonds issues pursue one or more of the sustainable development goals defined in the regional intervention strategy, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, when possible, the environmental objectives defined by the EU.

The Region currently aligns with the strategy set out for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and for the achievement of the SDGs. It is working on improving its compliance with the first objective of the EU Taxonomy (Climate change mitigation), and with all objectives in a long-term perspective.

At the present time, the Framework draws on the regional aims to establish a four-steps screening process. All selected projects must comply with the French national regulation, the action plans laid out for each of the five objectives, and the EU climate change mitigation goal when it is possible. For all projects, the selection criteria refer to the EU Taxonomy first objective TSC. In addition, the selection process includes the evaluation of the compliance with the DNSH criteria (for the transportation sector only at the moment) and ensures that the minimum social guarantees are respected. Lastly, the procedure integrates an assessment of the management of the project.

The impact of each project is evaluated with the number of jobs supported, the CO2 emissions avoided by the project and its number of beneficiaries.

PMAAC is as an integrated project, based on four dimensions of intervention: (i) the technical-scientific dimension, expressed in the planning and execution guidelines based on the climate scenario that will be carried out by 2100; (ii) the capacity-building dimension, resulting from the set of technical workshops that was carried out directly with the 18 municipalities; (iii) the dimension of awareness and participation, visible in the series of sectorial workshops promoted with the metropolitan agents that represent the nine sectors under analysis and, (iv) the dimension of institutional communication, evident in the various means and materials presented and disseminated.

PMAAC was designed as follows: Phase I — ‘Basic adaptation scenario’ systematises the objectives, the methodology and the strategic reference framework of the Plan, and it introduced the basic technical-scientific elements that bear the definition of the adaptation scenario. Phase II — ‘Impacts and vulnerabilities’ identified the adaptive capacity of AML and current and future vulnerabilities, according to the climate scenarios studied in the first phase, making it possible to rank priorities. Finally, phase III — ‘Adaptation options’ centered on the identification and the required planning for the accomplishment of adaptation options and measures, establishing the respective priorities, and defining institutional management, monitoring and communication models supporting its implementation.

The RP Lombardia ERDF 2021-2027 responds to three of the policy objectives of the European Commission: a smarter, a greener, and a more inclusive Europe. Financial resources (= 2 billion €) are concentrated ≥ 85 on “smart + green” objectives and ≥ 30% on “green” objectives alone. Accent on environmental sustainability is demonstrated also by the careful analysis for implementing the DNSH principle carried out within the framework of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the RP.

The main Specific Objectives that are expected to implement the DNSH principle are mostly those regarding Research & Innovation, competitiveness of SMEs, touristic development, energy transition, circular economy, sustainable urban development, and local development in peripheral areas.

The objectives of the RP will be pursued through calls or partnership agreements, dedicated to the Actions in which each SO is subdivided. Stakeholder involvement will be ensured through the Monitoring Committee (MC) and a parallel Technical Board that is going to be launched by the end of 2023. The Managing Authority of the RP is monitored by the Audit & Certifying Authorities on regulatory and financial compliance, and supported by the Environmental and Gender Equality Authorities on the respective thematic areas. At this stage the criteria for selecting the operations have been already approved by the MC for most Actions of the RP, including the “Compliance with the DNSH principle” among eligibility criteria.

RP 21-27 SW Oltenia sets up 6 region strategic objectives (RSO), addressing: increase RDI capacity & competit SMEs, speed-up digital transformation, increase mobility & connectivity, modern road transport infras, inclusion, education & support infrastr for children & young; integr developmt & cultural-tourist heritage valoris.

RSO 3 addresses: reduce carbon emission by promoting energy efficiency developmt of green infras & improve urban public transport, which is relevant for GreenGov.

Priority 3 of RP has 2 specific objectives:

• RSO2.1 Promote energy effic measures & reduce GHG emissions:
  • invest in public buildings to ensure/increase energy efficiency & measures for use of renewable energy sources;
  • invest in resident buildings to ensure/increase energy effic (through financ instrum);
• RSO2.7 Enhance biodiversity, green infrastr in urban environmt & reduce pollution with actions:
  • support for conservation, improvemt or extension of blue-green infras:
  • modernize/extend existing green areas, by reconversion & reuse of abandoned, degraded land, incl green corridors in urban areas
  • primary actions taken to improve & increase green infras.
  • blue infrastr developmt: wetlands (swamps), lakes, protection of lakes & watercourses with green infras.

Beneficiaries: public authorities in urban areas; p/ships betw. public authorities in urban areas & county/functional local area. All designed actions focus on Climate proofing, EU taxonomy, DNSH principle.

In 2019 Lower Saxony has initiated a cross-fund process involving a broad range of regions and Stakeholders to define the strategic direction of EU funding in the funding period 2021-2027. With the legislative package for the funding period 2021-2027, 5 policy goals were set at EU level for a smarter, greener, more connected, social and citizen-centric Europe. Under the motto “Lower Saxony invests in a sustainable future” three strategic and 15 operative goals were set up. This strategy is the base for the Lower Saxony 2021-2027 ERDF-ESF+ multi-fund programme. The multi-fund programme contributes to the policy goals set at EU level for the funding period 2021-2027.

To achieve these goals five priority axis are defined in the Lower Saxony 2021-2027 ERDF-ESF+ multi-fund programme with a total budget of 1.059 bn. Euro.:

• More innovative and competitive Lower Saxony (438 m. Euro);
• Greener Lower Saxony with less CO2 (250 m. Euro);
• Social Lower Saxony and
• Social Innovations in Lower Saxony (250 m. Euro) as well
• More sustainable cities and regions in Lower Saxony (85 m. Euro).

The multi-fund programme combines ERDF and ESF+ in one programme. Compared to previous funding periods the Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights got more consideration and have come to the fore. Another new feature of the programme is the introduction of territorial instruments to increase regional leeway.

Shifting Economy is Brussels’ Capital Region’s main economic policy instrument when it comes to meeting international climate’s goals. It mobilizes all economic actors around the realisation of a decarbonised, regenerative, circular, social, democratic and digital regional economy by 2050.

This objective translates in the gradual reorientation, by 2030, of the various regional economic levers (support and financing programmes, business accommodation, public procurement, etc.) towards environmentally and socially exemplary businesses, assessed through a set of criteria, which take inspiration in the Green Taxonomy’s basic principles. The gradual reorientation of public support will occur around two key time horizons: first, 2024, when companies will be incentivized to embark on a trajectory towards environmental and social exemplarity by an increase of various financial public supports; second, 2030, where public support will then be made exclusively available for exemplary companies.

To ensure coherent policy making with regard to the use of exemplary criteria’s, Shifting Economy is supported by a participative and transversal governance, creating a collaborative platform for more than 30 administrations and organizations to exchange on the implementation of economic and ecologic transition-related measures and principles. The strategy furthermore also includes an important sectoral component, considering the regional economic fabric and its SME’s specificities.

The Regional programme 2021-2027 North-West is funded from ERDF and national cofinancing. NWRP is addressing the NW region of Romania, composed of the voluntary association of 6 counties, as local administrative units. NWRP is embedded into the Romanian Partnership Agreement and was approved by the EC in October 2022.

The NWRP encloses 7 direct priorities, addressing innovation & competitiveness, urban development and smart cities, energy efficiency, etc, in line with the Growth&Jobs Specific Objectives of new EU Cohestion Policy. An ex-ante DNSH analysis was performed and validated and the overall green assessment has been approved in May 2022. Currently, all the applicant’s guides in preparation have embedded the DNSH principle as requirement to be scored within the evaluation grid. The principle is checked if followed, both in the evaluation stage as well as during the implementation stage. In all operations of the NWRP 2021-2027, the applicants must be aware of complying with the "DNSH" criteria in accordance with Art. 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation, 852/2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investments.

Thus, compliance with the DNSH principle will be taken into account throughout the project implementation period as well as during the entire life cycle of the investment, in relation to the 6 environmental objectives : climate change mitigation; adaptation to climate change; sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; etc.

SMR Development Strategy 2021+ is a comprehensive development strategy that defines the areas of development of the region. It therefore includes both general development topics - transport, education, health and social topics, etc. - as well as specifically green topics such as adaptation, energy efficiency, protection of biodiversity, water and landscape.

Each of the themes (priority axes) sets out a development vision, specific objectives and thematic measures. The strategy is based on the findings drawn from the analyses carried out, the opportunities identified and, in particular, the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders. Compliance with the strategy is the main criterion for the selection of projects to be implemented by the region or the creation of financial instruments to support other entities.

The strategy is of a general nature, it is further elaborated in sectoral strategies by the Region and implemented by Region's agencies.This is the case, for example, of innovation, which is elaborated in the Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS 3) and implemented by the South Moravian Innovation Centre on behalf of the SM Region. Similarly, a climate action plan is currently being developed, setting out climate targets and the tools to achieve them. JINAG is the policy authority in charge of its implementation and is thus a Policy authority in the meaning of IE.