News & Analysis as of

Sustainability Taxonomy Green Finance

Latham & Watkins LLP

MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The Taxonomy aims to define green and transition economic activities to identify and allocate capital to sustainable projects and initiatives. On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the...more

Jones Day

Adoption of Final Version of European Green Bond Standard: A New Landmark Tool for Sustainable Finance

Jones Day on

The Situation: On October 5, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation ("EuGB Regulation"), establishing a voluntary harmonized standard open to both EU and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Update to UK Green Finance Strategy

The UK government (the “Government”) has long spoken of its commitment to tackling greenwashing and creating the world’s first net-zero emissions financial centre. Read more about this in our client alert on the “Green...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Announces Updates to Green Finance Strategy

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The government published a new document outlining its existing and proposed objectives to develop the UK’s sustainable economy. On 30 March 2023, the UK government published an updated version of its Green Finance...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Consults on Further EU Taxonomy Environmental Objectives

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The Commission is also consulting on proposed targeted amendments to the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and on the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act. On 5 April 2023 the European Commission opened a consultation on its...more

Morgan Lewis

Sustainability Financing: Singapore Again Consults on ‘Green’ Taxonomy and Relevant Standards

Morgan Lewis on

Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) published a second consultation paper on 12 May 2022, proposing detailed thresholds and criteria for a revised Singapore taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Colombia implementa Taxonomía Verde para financiaciones verdes y sostenibles

Holland & Knight LLP on

Colombia se convierte en líder regional al ser el primer país en América en establecer una taxonomía verde con el fin de estandarizar el destino de inversiones que pretendan ser clasificadas como inversiones verdes o...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New Global Initiatives Aim to Consolidate Climate and Sustainable Finance Standards

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The SBTi’s standard aims to clarify the target for net zero emissions, whilst the Common Ground Taxonomy indicates China-EU cooperation on sustainable finance issues. Last month, the Science Based Targets initiative...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Greening Finance: Getting the UK Show on the Road(map)

On 18 October 2021, HM Treasury published a policy paper called “Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing (the “Roadmap”), which represents Phase 1 of the UK government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy. It addresses...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Taxonomie und Transparenzpflichten im Finanzsektor: EU verschiebt Umsetzung und präsentiert weitere Pläne

McDermott Will & Emery on

Die EU-Kommission hat ihre aktuelle Strategie zur Finanzierung des Übergangs in eine nachhaltige Wirtschaft vorgestellt. Finanzmarktteilnehmer müssen mit einer Ausweitung und Verschärfung der bereits erlassenen bzw. in Arbeit...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

V&E’s Comprehensive Primer On Sustainable Finance

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more

Jones Day

Key Pillar of EU Green Deal Nears Completion as Taxonomy Regulation Moves Forward

Jones Day on

The Situation: The European Union ("EU") is on track to adopt the Taxonomy Regulation by the end of 2020, a key pillar of both the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth and the European Green Deal. The Result: The...more

Dechert LLP

International Capital Markets Newsletter Issue 2 – Winter 2020: Green Finance: A New Frontier

Dechert LLP on

In November 2007, the European Investment Bank set the blueprint for sustainable investment with the issuance of the world’s first green bond. Since then, interest in green finance, and in particular, green bonds, has...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide