March 28, 2025
EU member states’ representatives have agreed on the approach that the Council of the EU will take in negotiations regarding a proposal to simplify sustainability reporting rules.
The Omnibus …
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March 7, 2025
European co-legislators have started preparing and approving a series of changes aimed at simplifying sustainability reporting requirements after the European Commission called for these changes be …
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March 6, 2025
Several global and European accounting organisations have collaborated on a project to develop consistent frameworks for ESG disclosures.
The organisations are working together to establish harmonised guidelines to …
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CFA warns changes needed to EU regulatory framework
July 12th, 2024
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute has urged the European Union (EU) to address the challenge of unreliable ESG data and mitigate greenwashing risks in its ESG regulatory framework.…
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June 5, 2024
The EU’s three primary financial services regulators have called for improved supervision and market practice to enhance the integrity of sustainability-related claims in the financial sector.
The European …
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EU diverges from UK on stewardship disclosures
January 3rd, 2023
European regulations could deviate from UK rules on stewardship disclosures following responses to a consultation on the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
Asset manager DWS called for greater disclosures …
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June 20, 2023
The European Commission has introduced a series of proposed changes aimed at easing the burden on companies falling under the newly-widened remit of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
The proposals seek …
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May 17, 2023
The European Parliament has voted to support a proposed ban on environmental claims that are based solely on carbon offsetting schemes.
The ‘Directive on Green Claims’ would …
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Proposed legislation will hold financial services firms based in or operating in the EU accountable for human rights and environmental violations in their value chain.
The latest draft of the European Commission’s …
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April 20, 2023
The European Commission (EC) has amended guidance to clarify how to interpret the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
In response to questions posed by the European Supervisory Authorities, the updated guidance confirmed …
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