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EU publishes first sets of Taxonomy screening criteria
20 November 2020The European Commission has published the first two sets of technical screening criteria for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, described as an "important step" for the closely-watched green policy instrument.
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PRI responds to questions on outcomes reporting
05 November 2020The Principles for Responsible Investment has moved to reassure its investor signatories about the motivation behind proposals to require reporting on "real-world outcomes" of their investments and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Use our Taxonomy as a framework for economic recovery, urges EU's TEG
27 April 2020Policy makers and the private sector have been urged to use the tools developed as part of the EU's sustainable finance action plan to guide the rebuilding of economy following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
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Updated EU taxonomy unveiled
09 March 2020The proposed taxonomy of green activities that will underpin the EU's Sustainable Finance Action Plan was updated and expanded today - and now includes criteria for climate adaptation activities.
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Framework for SDG disclosures unveiled by accounting bodies
17 January 2020Broad recommendations for disclosures based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been billed as "a new approach to address sustainable development issues".
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EU agrees "balanced" compromise Taxonomy deal
17 December 2019The EU secured compromise on the Taxonomy to define what constitutes a green investment late Monday
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IASB clarifies climate expectations as Big Four face investor scrutiny
29 November 2019The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has clarified its expectations on disclosure of climate-related risks, as it emerged that a group of investors had pressured the Big Four accounting firms to focus more on climate.
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Bioenergy, agriculture and forestry groups lament EU Taxonomy criteria
24 October 2019The “regrettable divergence” of the EU sustainability taxonomy’s criteria from existing European renewable energy regulation has been criticised by a group of industry associations.
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ESG data files: Part five - the impact of the EU's taxonomy
04 October 2019Will the EU's sustainability taxonomy reduce the reporting burden on companies, or could it be another weight on their shoulders? Michael Hurley reports
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Will the taxonomy deliver?
12 July 2019Will the EU's taxonomy succeed in boosting the flow of finance to a low-carbon economy, asks Elena K Johansson