Our previous Client Alert of 10 March 2021 discussed the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and its implications for the real economy.
This Client Alert reviews how EU Regulation 2020/852 on the...more
3/31/2021
/ Climate Change ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Bonds ,
Pollution Control ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ,
Taxonomy ,
Water
Green Loan Principles are a set of voluntary guidelines that provide a framework to clarify in which circumstances a loan can be considered “green”. A quick summary of the 4 key components of green loans can be found below...more
As recently confirmed, the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), becomes effective on 10 March 2021. The SFDR imposes sustainability-related disclosure requirements on financial services institutions such as...more
3/11/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Investments ,
Code of Conduct ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Governance Standards ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
OECD ,
Paris Agreement ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability
Over the past four years in the United States, there has been an increasing disconnect between public and private action on climate. The current administration de-prioritized (and many believe sabotaged) any efforts to...more
11/19/2020
/ Auditors ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Paris Agreement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
As recently confirmed, the EU regulation on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, or SFDR, will go into effect on March 10, 2021, regardless of the market rumors of an official delay of its...more