JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability (Encore Presentation)
JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability
Podcast: European Green Finance and Sustainability Proposals – Impact for Asset Managers
Australian Update - ASIC Publishes Regulatory Guidance for New Sustainability Reporting Requirements - On 31 March 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published its Regulatory Guide 280...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for evidence to inform the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which is planned for Q4 2025. The focus of the review will be to address burdens...more
On 2 May 2025, the European Commission launched its ‘Call for Evidence’ on the review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The European Commission aims to review the SFDR to simplify the framework,...more
The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an advisory body to the European Commission (EC) established under Article 20 of the Taxonomy Regulation, has published its response to the EC's Taxonomy Delegated Act consultation. The...more
In its meeting of March 20, 2025, the European Council expressed its support of the so-called Omnibus Package proposed by the European Commission on February 26, 2025. The Omnibus Package includes significant changes to EU...more
The keenly awaited details of the EU’s proposed first omnibus package were published on 26 February 2025. The package includes amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (including revision and...more
The European Commission (EC) has published a call for evidence on a draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation 2021/2178 in relation to the simplification of the content and presentation of...more
The European Commission (EC) has published two omnibus proposals on sustainability and EU investments, designed to address overlapping, unnecessary or disproportionate rules that are creating unnecessary burdens for EU...more
We reported in previous blog posts (here and here) on the European Commission’s Green Deal initiatives and their impact on companies doing business in Europe as well as the significant recent headwind against these...more
The first two instalments of the EU’s much anticipated omnibus packages of simplification were published on 26 February. The Commission proposes amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the...more
Within the investment industry, sustainability is an area that has evolved significantly over the past few years. For infrastructure funds, the regulatory environment and regional differences have created a complex landscape...more
On 14 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) updated its webpage on consultation paper (CP24/8) on extending the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investment labelling regime to portfolio...more
On 5 February 2025, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (the ‘‘Platform’’) published a report with recommendations on how to simplify the EU Taxonomy (the ‘‘Report’’). The EU Taxonomy is the EU’s classification system for...more
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a report on enhancing the usability of the EU's Taxonomy regime. The report takes account of the European Commission's stated ambition to streamline ESG reporting...more
The first EU country to transpose the CSRD has proposed a course correction to reduce the regulatory burden on in-scope and medium-sized companies....more
In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more
2024 was set to be the year of review for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of different approaches have been suggested by the European Commission, national competent authorities and other...more
1 Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview - 1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations and who is driving the regulatory agenda in your jurisdiction? Originally Published in the International Comparative...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more
The Council of the European Union has adopted the proposed Regulation on ESG rating activities. The new rules aim to strengthen the reliability and comparability of ESG ratings by improving the transparency and integrity of...more
The European Commission has published a set of FAQs to clarify the interpretation of certain provisions on sustainability reporting introduced by: (i) the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive into the Accounting...more
With the deadline to transpose the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD) into national law expiring on 6 July 2024, we have reviewed and summarised the transposition status for...more
Australian Update - Climate-Related Disclosures Legislation Passed - The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 9 September 2024 and received Royal...more
An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy - Societal expectations of businesses have shifted fundamentally over the past five years....more
The Australian government is in the process of finalising legislation relating to its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime, following the completion of a one-month consultation process on the draft...more