RegulationReporting & DisclosureSeptember 22, 2022by Sebastian Dürr
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RegulationAugust 23, 2022by Madhavan Nampoothiri
EU Taxonomy KPIs – Financial Vs Non-Financial Undertakings
The EU Taxonomy Regulation requires all firms covered by the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which is giving way to the more stringent Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), to report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to environmentally sustainable activities that are EU Taxonomy aligned (read here for more on Taxonomy eligibility and alignment). The Taxonomy...
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued two ESG related proposals applicable to investment funds. The first proposal pertains to amendments to the Fund “Names Rule”, which adds new requirements for funds that consider ESG factors in their investment practices. The second proposal requires enhanced ESG disclosures by investment Advisers...
On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued two ESG related proposals applicable to investment funds. The first proposal pertains to amendments to the Fund “Names Rule”, which adds new requirements for funds that consider ESG factors in their investment practices. The second proposal requires enhanced ESG disclosures by investment Advisers...
RegulationSustainable FinanceAugust 8, 2022by Madhavan Nampoothiri
Singapore issues ESG Funds Disclosure and Reporting Guidelines
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator, issued a Circular on 28 July 2022 detailing the Disclosure and Reporting Guidelines for Retail ESG Funds. The new guidelines will take effect on 1 January 2023. A brief summary of the new Circular is as follows. Objective The objective of...
Concepts & How ToRegulationJuly 31, 2022by Madhavan Nampoothiri
EU Taxonomy : A 3-Step Guide to Taxonomy-Aligned Reporting
One of the key objectives of the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan is to improve transparency on the sustainability performance of corporates and to reduce avenues for “greenwashing“. Therefore, the EU Taxonomy describes the “environmentally sustainable” economic activities and the financial metrics to quantify the performance of these taxonomy-aligned economic activities. The Taxonomy Regulation requires...
The EU created the Sustainable Finance Action Plan to direct financial flows toward sustainable investments, and the EU Taxonomy is the bedrock of the Sustainable Finance Framework. The EU Taxonomy is a classification system for determining which economic activities are environmentally sustainable or Taxonomy eligible. The objective of the Taxonomy is to prevent “greenwashing” and...
RegulationJuly 20, 2022by Madhavan Nampoothiri
Introduction of Sustainability Preferences: EU MiFID II & IDD
The amended European Union Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) come into effect on 2 August 2022. The changes will affect how investment advisers and insurance firms in EU integrate the sustainability preferences of their clients and policyholders, respectively. The amended MiFID II and IDD are critical components...
RegulationJuly 4, 2022by Sebastian Dürr
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – Mid-2022 update
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – Mid-2022 update This blog post covers the mid-2022 updates on the CSRD. You can find our earlier coverage of the CSRD here. On June 21st of, 2022, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the CSRD [1]. On June 30th, 2022, the Council...
RegulationJuly 4, 2022by Madhavan Nampoothiri
Assurance under US SEC Climate Reporting Rules & EU CSRD
Assurance is a very critical component of corporate financial reporting and enhances the credibility of the reported information. This article explores how assurance, both limited and reasonable, is extended to corporate sustainability reporting in the US and the EU. Corporate Sustainability reporting is no longer a “good-to-have” virtue signaling tool but a “must-have” regulatory requirement,...
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