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Commission adopts EU taxonomy reporting cuts despite data accessibility concerns
07 July 2025The European Commission has adopted cuts to EU taxonomy reporting that will "reduce administrative burden" for companies and financial institutions, including to templates it said would reduce datapoints lenders must report by 89%.
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Lack of impact label under SFDR would endanger market, investors warn
30 May 2025The impact investing market faces "serious risks" to its growth if the EU fails to create an impact label under its review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), an investor group has warned.
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Taxonomy cuts to 'significantly damage' sustainable investment market, warn EU advisers
26 March 2025The EU has been warned by its expert advisers that proposed cuts to its sustainability taxonomy will have negative 'ripple effects' on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and constrain the market for sustainable and transition investments.
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EU Platform identifies core elements of a transition plan
11 March 2025Analysis of EU companies' transition plans "lays the foundation for minimum requirements" for credible plans, according to independent advisors to the European Commission.
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EU warned against undermining taxonomy as advisers unveil transition monitoring tool
11 March 2025The EU has been warned it could undermine its sustainability taxonomy if it follows through with plans to significantly reduce the scope of reporting requirements, in a report by independent expert advisers.
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EU advisers present taxonomy overhaul to 'cut reporting burden by one-third'
05 February 2025The EU should allow companies and financial institutions to use estimates and data proxies more widely when reporting alignment with the EU Taxonomy, among measures to reduce reporting requirements of businesses by "more than one-third", according to advisers.
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Omni-confusion
28 January 2025What will the EU's Omnibus regulation mean for sustainable finance, Michael Hurley asks
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Account for 'stranded asset' risks alongside transition plan rules, EU advised
23 January 2025The EU should create a framework to account for the depreciation of highly polluting assets "at risk of becoming stranded" to help financial institutions assess the credibility of transition plans, it has been told by advisers.
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Advisers propose EU taxonomy criteria for mining of metals
08 January 2025Draft eligibility criteria for mining and manufacturing of metals to be included in the EU sustainability taxonomy have been proposed by the European Commission-mandated Platform on Sustainable Finance.
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EU 'transition' benchmarks pitched to incentivise taxonomy-aligned capex spending
19 December 2024'Investing for transition' benchmarks have been pitched to the EU that would incentivise progressively greater capital expenditure (capex) in 'sustainable' activities linked to the EU taxonomy.