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Commission asks EU regulators for 'greenwashing' risk reports

The European Commission has asked the European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) to provide reports within two years on the extent of 'greenwashing' in the bloc's financial markets and the potential policies it could use to tackle the risks.

EU disclosure standards risk overcomplication, supervisors warn

Draft standards for European corporate disclosures on sustainability issues are overcomplicated, may disincentivise disclosures and risk divergence from global requirements, EU supervisors argue.

EU reporting on adverse impacts 'lacks detail'

EU supervisors publish SFDR clarifications

EBA advised to steer clear of adding climate Pillar 1 requirements

EU regulators studying how to better capture climate risks in capital requirements risk penalising banks in jurisdictions with tougher climate regulation, according to an advisor.

EBA consults on environmental risks in EU prudential framework

Rework EU GBS to include securitisation, banking regulator says

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard should be reworked to cover 'sustainable securitisations', the European Banking Authority (EBA) has said.

EU banks handed toughened ESG disclosure rules

New disclosure rules will require EU banks for the first time to report the amount of 'environmentally sustainable' assets they hold as a share of their overall portfolio.

EBA: 80% of banks considering ESG in credit risk

Four in five banks (over 80%) in the European Economic Area (EEA) are factoring ESG into credit risk, a survey by the EBA has suggested.

EU climate benchmarks 'de facto mandatory' for Article 9 funds

The EU Paris-aligned and Climate Transition (PACT) benchmarks have been effectively made mandatory for investment funds to be judged among the most sustainable under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).