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EU studying SFDR transition plan disclosure requirement
11 May 2022The European Commission has asked its supervisory authorities to propose amendments to sustainable finance disclosure rules that could require information on transition plans and scenario analysis.
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EFRAG appoints EU sustainability reporting standards group
26 April 2022An advisory group has been appointed to help develop European corporate sustainability reporting standards.
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EU Platform social taxonomy overhaul tackles practical difficulties
28 February 2022A final report on an EU taxonomy of social factors has been published that seeks to establish a common structure with the existing environmental taxonomy by reining in initial proposals deemed too costly and complicated.
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Eurosif: EU sustainability directive risks investor 'greenwashing'
24 February 2022The European Commission's proposed sustainability and human rights directive could increase the risk of 'greenwashing' in investors' portfolios because of vague rules on corporate transition plans, Eurosif has warned.
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EU climate criteria adopted in 'important milestone'
09 December 2021The first set of climate criteria for the EU taxonomy has been passed into law and will come into force on 1 January.
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EU delays introduction of SFDR standards again
01 December 2021The European Commission has again delayed the application of the second phase of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) rules by six months, to January 2023.
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Plans published for EU's corporate sustainability database
26 November 2021Fresh details have emerged about a planned EU-wide corporate sustainability database, after the European Commission published legislative proposals.
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Eurosif warns on 'profound risks' of nuclear and gas in EU taxonomy
25 November 2021The inclusion of gas and nuclear in the EU Taxonomy would run the risk of undermining investors' confidence in it, Eurosif has warned.
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Gas, nuclear and the taxonomy: fuelling controversy
19 November 2021The EU is preparing to reveal its decision on whether to include nuclear and gas in its sustainability taxonomy. Michael Hurley presents the state of play
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European asset managers association backs 'brown taxonomy'
07 September 2021The €27 trillion ($32 trillion) European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has thrown its support behind the EU's proposals for a taxonomy of significantly harmful environmental activities.