On 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an opinion on the sustainable finance regulatory framework (the "ESMA Opinion"), which outlines the ESMA's long-term vision for the functioning...more
Those who have had to navigate and consider the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) have faced its challenges and noted its deficiencies. Specifically, these have included data gaps, the SFDR’s use as a...more
The European Supervisory Authorities have published a joint opinion assessing the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The opinion proposes simplification of product categories under the existing regulation,...more
The ESAs urge the European Commission to consider a labelling rather than a disclosure regime to help consumers understand the sustainability goals of financial products....more
On 18 June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published a joint opinion (the “Opinion”) on their recommendations for the next iteration of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”)....more
On 5 March 2024, the European Commission adopted a delegated regulation that will supplement the EU Securitisation Regulation with regulatory technical standards ("RTS") in relation to simple, transparent and standardised...more
The annual report of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) was published on...more
On 13 June the European Commission (the Commission) published a new package of measures to bolster the EU sustainable finance framework. Its aim is to: “ensure that the EU sustainable finance framework continues to...more
On 1 June 2023, the three European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published their respective progress reports (ESMA, EBA and EIOPA) in response to a request for their input from the European Commission (the...more
On 14 April, the long-awaited responses (the Q&As) of the European Commission (the Commission) to questions put to it by the European Supervisory Authorities (the ESAs) in relation to the interpretation of the Sustainable...more
The Commission has clarified requirements for financial product classifications and the definition of “sustainable investment” under the SFDR. ...more
The European Commission has rejected suggestions that it introduce minimum environmental standards for Article 8 or Article 9 funds under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). On April 14, 2023, the...more
On 14 April 2023, the European Commission published its responses1to the questions2raised by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) on a number of areas of uncertainty in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation...more
On 12 April 2023, the European Banking Authority, European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (the ESAs) published a joint consultation paper on a review of the...more
On 17 November 2022, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a detailed set of questions and answers (Q&A) on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 which supplements the EU...more
After a relatively quiet August in the area of sustainable finance-related disclosures, we have looked back throughout September 2022 and summarised the key points coming out of the EU....more
The European Commission has published a call for advice addressed to the European Supervisory Authorities on the monitoring and supervision of "greenwashing" across the EU. Greenwashing can broadly be understood as the...more
Welcome to July’s edition of the ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up. Once again, it was a busy month on the SFDR and Taxonomy front following the (i) European Supervisory Authorities' report on voluntary disclosure of principal...more
Welcome to June’s edition of the ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up. Once again, it’s been a busy month on the SFDR and Taxonomy front following the publication of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) clarifications on...more
1. Speed read - As the start date looms for the Level 2 requirements under SFDR and the product disclosure regime in the Taxonomy Regulation, firms are progressing their implementation projects. This bulletin provides an...more
The European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") have been hard at work fulfilling their mandates as to how to incorporate environmental, green and social ("ESG") requirements into securitisation. Swiftly on the heels of the...more
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) empowered the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to develop draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on taxonomy-related product disclosures. On 15 March 2021, the...more
The most innovative and challenging aspect of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is probably the new principal adverse impacts or PAI regime. This is being introduced in stages, starting from 10 March...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on 23 July 2021 the guidance provided by the European Commission (EC) in response to a number of questions posed by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) in...more
The European Commission published its long-awaited Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy (the Strategy) today. The Strategy was announced as part of the European Green Deal in 2019 (originally...more