All sustainable finance action plan articles
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New group to assess effectiveness of sustainable finance policy
Initiators say it is not clear which regulatory actions are most effective in aligning finance with sustainability goals
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AnalysisAnalysis: EC gets to issuer side of sustainable finance measures
Major corporate sustainability reporting proposal delivered alongside final draft climate taxonomy criteria
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ESG is huge opportunity for European managers – report
But asset managers warned ‘you cannot have your cake and eat it’
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NewsEC names members of new sustainable finance advisory group
Nathan Fabian of the PRI has been chosen as chair of the Platform on Sustainable Finance
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PensionsEurope rejects sustainable finance lobbying depiction
Suggestion of misalignment with members ‘extremely serious accusation’
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PRI: Investors show EU taxonomy applicability and ‘optimising’ needs
PRI publicises work done by investors brought together in taxonomy practitioner group
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UK secretary confirms plan to match ambition of EU sustainable finance
‘We want to help asset managers become effective stewards on behalf of clients’
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NewsPensionsEurope: Draft EU ESG disclosure rules not appropriate for IORPs
Lobby group says pension funds not like big commercial financial entities, and member and beneficiaries, at least in some cases, not like retail investors
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CFA Institute ESG disclosures standard to be ‘broader’ than SFDR
CFA Institute consults on proposed scope, structure and design principles for envisaged ESG disclosure standard for investment products
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DWP not so keen on sustainability impact focus à la EU SFDR
Policy official also indicates implied temperature rise reporting may be on the cards for UK pension schemes
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NewsEC ‘not playing by the rules’ with ESG product adds in MiFID II proposal
Proposed restrictions on ‘Article 8’ also seen as working against broader policy aim of building sustainable economies
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NewsEC delivers EFRAG EU non-financial reporting standards mandate
Call for candidates to join taskforce to be issued shortly, with progress report due by end of October
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EC opens for applications to new sustainable finance advisory body
Platform on Sustainable Finance will play a key role with regard to the taxonomy and the Commission’s future strategy on sustainable finance
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ECB presents climate-related risks expectations for consultation
Climate-related and environmental risks ‘can have a substantial impact on the real economy and banks’
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Scientific Beta unrelenting in criticism of EC climate benchmark plans [updated]
Smart beta index provider follows up lambasting of TEG proposals with criticism of draft delegated acts
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NewsESMA issues ‘no action letter’ on benchmarks ESG disclosure duties
Watchdog says absence of rules detailing obligations ‘gives rise to legitimate doubts’
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NewsESAs open consultation on draft investor ESG disclosure rules
Separate process may be launched on mandatory pre-contractual disclosure template
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EC launches consultation on renewed sustainable finance strategy
Objective is to adopt revised strategy in second half of 2020
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NewsFinal EU sustainability taxonomy report out, with user guidance
EC’s Dombrovskis says TEG’s final reports ‘provide excellent input’
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NewsESMA backs ESG disclosure as short-termism bulwark
Watchdog recommends Commission amend legislation to introduce more specific disclosure requirements of companies
