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ESAP regulation proceeds for adoption after Council sign-off

Uptake of SFDR Article 9 ETFs slow but 'progressive', says EFAMA

The uptake of UCITS exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered as Article 9 under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) continues to be significantly slower than Article 8, ...

MFA warns SEC against repeating SFDR 'pitfalls'

The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to update its proposed system for the categorisation of sustainability funds to avoid similar "pitfalls" to the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

Technology-based solutions 'could bring credibility to the carbon market'

Technology-based solutions could help bring more credibility to the voluntary carbon market, and play a pivotal role in the Article 6 mechanism expected to be thrashed out at COP28, a project developer has said.

SEC's Gensler warns against legal challenge to climate disclosure rules

US companies will follow overseas climate reporting rules if an update to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) climate rule is overturned in court, the regulator's head warned.

Tackle greenwashing or face regulation, Swiss government challenges industry

The Swiss government has threatened to introduce regulation to tackle greenwashing among financial institutions unless the industry can show it can address the issue itself.

A quarter of corporates have no taxonomy alignment, ESMA analysis shows

Almost a quarter (24%) of corporates reported last year that none of their turnover aligns with the climate mitigation and adaptation criteria of the EU taxonomy, according to analysis by EU regulators.

ESMA finds no evidence of a greenium anymore

Financial institution SFDR reports fail to explain adverse impacts, regulators say

Financial institutions need to improve how they explain why they do not consider the adverse impacts of their investment decisions, EU regulators have said.

Green bond regulation, SFDR guidance among ESMA's 2024 priorities

The EU's securities markets regulator has said it will "seek to improve the overall consistency and efficiency of the regulatory framework" governing sustainable finance in its 'strategic priorities' for next year, as it awaits the result of a review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).