TSE ISO/TR 32220
Sustainable finance - Basic concepts and key initiatives
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of relevant basic concepts, key initiatives and terms that are in common use in the global community of sustainable finance, and have been identified by ISO/TC 322 as helpful to facilitate a greater understanding of the topics suggested by sustainable finance practitioners, including but not limited to: financial regulators, development and commercial banks, asset managers, investors, international initiatives and researchers.
The terms included in this document have been selected because they are:
widely accepted and used in financial markets;
sourced from supranational organization(s) or initiative(s), or national regulatory authorities;
NOTE With priority given to the source with the larger geographic coverage.
likely to be used in documents from ISO/TC 322 and other related International Standards;
of international prevalence and interest.
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About This Item
TSE ISO/TR 32220 is a technical report that brings together basic concepts, commonly used terms and key initiatives in sustainable finance. It is intended to help a broad audience — from financial regulators and development banks to investors and researchers — understand the same vocabulary more consistently. In that sense, the document is about the common conceptual framework of sustainable finance rather than prescribing how a specific financial product or transaction must be carried out.
How the terms are selected and positioned
The terms and initiatives included in this report were selected because they are widely used in global sustainable finance, originate from supranational organizations, initiatives or national regulatory authorities, and are likely to appear in ISO/TC 322 documents and related international standards. In general technical context, this matters because sustainable finance links environmental, social and governance considerations with capital allocation, risk assessment and reporting. Collecting the most established terms in one place supports more consistent interpretation across market participants.
Why this vocabulary matters in practice
Sustainable finance connects climate transition, environmental impacts, social outcomes and governance practices with financial decision-making. A terminology-focused report like this helps practitioners interpret policy texts, market communications and corporate reporting with less ambiguity. It also creates a bridge between regulatory language, research usage and market practice by aligning expressions that may otherwise vary across institutions and regions.
- Publication Date: 8.11.2023
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 03.060 Finans, Bankacılık, Para Sistemleri, Sigorta ; 01.040.03 Sosyoloji, Hizmetler, Kuruluş Organizasyonu ve Yönetimi, İdare, Taşıma (Terimler); 01.040.13 Çevre ve Sağlık Koruma, Güvenlik (Terimler); 13.020.20 Çevre Ekonomisi
- Pages: 45
- Source Standard: ISO/TR 32220:2021
- International Equivalents: ISO/TR 32220-EQV
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