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Use Omnibus as opportunity to simplify SFDR, financial institutions tell EU

Allianz is among several financial groups to call for the EU to use its Omnibus process to 'streamline' the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), including by removing some principal adverse impact (PAI) disclosures.

Vague explanations on negative impact remediation 'need to be tackled in SFDR overhaul'

Asset managers' vague explanations of how they remediate the negative impacts of their investments shows the EU needs to toughen its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), including by mandating investor engagement, according to a study.

EU Council presidency suggests it will resist calls to further weaken CSRD, in leaked document

Issuance-level sustainable bond ratings can 'highlight refinancing risk'

Investors are increasingly looking at the potential for instrument-level sustainable bond ratings to help tackle the challenge of 'greenwashing' risk associated with bond and project refinancing.

Webinar: Issuance-level ratings to boost credibility of sustainable bond market

Issuance-level sustainable bond assessments are "critical" to help the market grow, a webinar heard.

The EU's Clean Industrial Deal: A gamechanger for Europe?

Can the bloc's industrial strategy persuade investors to back European cleantech, Michael Hurley asks

Largest companies to be given reprieve from extra CSRD reporting

German Chancellor calls for 'complete repeal' of EU CSDDD

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a "complete repeal" of EU directives including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Reducing scope of CSRD would hinder ECB's work on climate, it warns EU

EU asks for input on SFDR review to consider impact of Omnibus changes