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Investment groups urge EU to delay changes to SFDR

European investment groups have urged the European Commission to delay proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as they warned of a risk to investor confidence in the regime and to the reliability of disclosures.

Greenwashing concerns hindering transition, warn European regulators

Transition needs to be better articulated by regulators to help diminish the growing fear of greenwashing accusations, European regulators have warned, adding that it is important that "we accept some shades of brown".

European Commission: Regulators need to push back against expensive nature data

Regulators need to "push back" against expensive nature data providers and consultants, and provide the toolkit for nature regulation implementation themselves, a European Commission representative has said.

EU expert group to examine how to hardwire taxonomy into transition plans

An EU-mandated expert group is to advise the EU how criteria from its sustainability taxonomy can be "systematically integrated" to improve comparability and credibility of organisations' climate transition plans.

EU Platform begins transition plan work as it denies EU neglects issue

A commonly held perception that the EU's sustainable finance framework does not support 'transition' activities is "wrong", the chair of an independent EU advisory group has said, as it begins work on what good transition plans look like.

EU wants to boost green loan market, senior commissioner says

The EU wants to boost the market for green loans and is "looking very closely" at recommendations to develop a voluntary label, the European Commission's finance lead has said.

Sovereigns lead 2023 sustainable bond issuance back to growth

Resurgent green bond issuance and record-breaking activity from governments edged the sustainable bond market back close to $1 trillion in 2023, Ahren Lester reports

2024 outlook: Sand in the gears of sustainable finance policy

Looming elections and burgeoning disclosure regimes point to a slowdown in sustainable finance policymaking, but the spectre of fines for greenwashing is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

EU publishes taxonomy reporting guidance following 'limited reporting'

EU: Green bond issuance to 'gather pace' in 2024 after slow start

The EU expects to accelerate its green bond issuance in 2024 following revisions to member states' investment plans, after the massive green bond programme fell behind its targeted share of total borrowing by the bloc.