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Taxo4: insights from the release of criteria for non-climate objectives

10 May 2023

5 minutes read
 
On April 5th, 2023, the European Commission (EC) published the long-awaited draft delegated acts (DAs) to the Taxonomy Regulation containing technical screening criteria (TSC) for...

Could IEA’s report tilt EU Parliament’s vote to include nuclear power in the Taxonomy?

05 Jul 2022

4 - minute read
On the brink of a decisive vote in the European Parliament on Nuclear integration in the EU taxonomy, the International Energy Agency published a 95-page report on Nuclear Power an...

EU Social Taxonomy Proposal: simpler and meaningful but half-way through

24 Mar 2022

22 - minute read
 
In line with the Taxonomy Regulation [1] and following the European Commission’s request, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (hereafter the “Platform”) published its final repo...

Nuclear & Gas in the EU Taxonomy: integrity safeguarded despite postures and outrages

20 Jan 2022

2 - minute read 
 
The European Commission recently shared the long-awaited draft of the Taxonomy criteria for nuclear and gas with Member States and the Platform on Sustainable Finance[1]. The t...

Draft guidance on Taxonomy alignment disclosure published by the European Commission

17 Jun 2021

 7-minute read
 
On May 7, 2021, the EU Commission published a call for public feedback on the contemplated content, methodology and presentation of the information that companies will have to dis...

The European Commission adopts an ambitious Sustainable Finance package including the long-awaited Taxonomy Delegated Acts

29 Apr 2021

9-minute read
 
On April 21, the European Commission ratified the EU Climate Law Regulation [1], setting a legally binding goal to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% [2] by 2030 compared to 1990 le...

The EBA, the ESMA and the EIOPA released their recommendations on taxonomy KPI for financial institutions

29 Mar 2021

4-minute read
 
Early March, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) — the EBA,  the ESMA and the EIOPA [1]— submitted their advice to the European Commission regarding new KPIs that would mea...

Our New Year Wishes: reflecting on 2020 and contemplating 2021

14 Jan 2021

Bonne Année!
Wishing you all health, happiness, and a more sustainable future in the New Year ahead!
 
This time of the year is an excellent occasion to reflect on achievements and lessons after ...

France’s strategy on export financing: a stick and carrot approach with fossil fuels funding phasing out and a supporting factor for EU Taxonomy compliant activities

30 Nov 2020

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The French Directorate-General of the Treasury handed a report to the Parliament on a climate strategy for public export financing last October. Through amendments to the 2021...

The European Commission released draft Delegated Act of the Taxonomy criteria

30 Nov 2020

- 5-minute read - 
 
On November 20, 2020 the European Commission published the long-awaited Draft Delegated Act under the Taxonomy Regulation[1], on climate change mitigation and climate change a...

European Green Deal: Putting words into action

04 Feb 2020

On the occasion of the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Ursula von der Leyen showcased the Green Deal announced last month by the European Commission, stating that it constituted the European ...

Why we need a shaded taxonomy from green to brown and in between

28 Oct 2019

As a part of The European Files magazine on sustainable finance, Natixis shared its position on the European Union's work.

“Favouring or penalizing specific assets on the basis of environmental c...

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