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EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy, a painkiller to taxonomy headaches?

30 Nov 2021

10-minute read
 
On November 4, 2021, the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF)[1] taxonomy working group unveiled the “EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy - Climate Change Mitigation (...

Banks’ prudential requirements: towards a comprehensive integration of ESG risks into the EU prudential framework

30 Nov 2021

20-minute read
 
On October 27th, the awaited review of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) proposal was released by the European Commission w...

The European Green Bond Standard: a future gold standard for green bond issuance?

30 Nov 2021

10-minute read
 
On 6 July 2021, the European Commission unveiled its Proposal for a Regulation on the European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS). Most of its requirements follow market practices. To b...

Blackrock Report to the EU Commission on the integration of ESG factors into prudential frameworks

30 Sep 2021

5-minute read
 
In August 2021, the European Commission, released a report[1] based on a study carried out by BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory on the integration of ESG objectives into EU bank...

Launch of the long-awaited China’s National ETS market: a decisive milestone

29 Jul 2021

8-minute read
 
After a decade of preparation and repeatedly delayed launch, China’s national Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) officially made its debut on July 16, 2021. The national ETS market clo...

European Central Bank’s historic pledge on climate

29 Jul 2021

8-minute read 
 
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been under increased pressure from civil society and politicians to take action on climate change[1]. Sign of the acceleration that we are witn...

A fury of Sustainable Finance announcements in the European Union

29 Jul 2021

In July, a multitude of legislative proposals and strategies related to sustainable finance have been announced by the European Commission and the European Central Bank...

Draft guidance on Taxonomy alignment disclosure published by the European Commission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...

A Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce its emissions – a harbinger of the climate litigation era

16 Jun 2021

30-minute read
 
On May 26th, the District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands ruled that Royal Dutch Shell (“RDS”) must curtail its scope 1 to 3 global carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compa...

Loan Market Association Launches Social Loan Principles

29 Apr 2021

2-minute read
On Tuesday 13th April 2021, the Social Loan Principles (SLP) have been published by the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan S...

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...

The sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR): enhancing clarity on sustainable investment products

24 Feb 2021

7-minute read
 
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is one of the key pillars of the European Commission’s 2018 Sustainable Finance legislative package. It came into force in Dece...

Integrating sustainability criteria into central banks’ asset purchasing programs – the Swedish Central Bank as a first mover

13 Jan 2021

3-minute read
 
The Swedish Central will reportedly purchase more green bonds in its asset purchasing programs. At the end of last year, Sweden’s Central Bank (the “Riksbank”) announced its intent...

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

- 12-minute read -
 
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 UK about to impose mandatory TCFD climate disclosure and to issue a sovereign Green Bond

30 Nov 2020

- 7-minute read - 

In November, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak made numerous announcements related to sustainable finance, as part of the UK’s plan to bolster the dynamism, open...

European Central Bank accepts sustainability-linked bonds as collateral

27 Oct 2020

Following the publication of ICMA’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles  (SLBP)  in June 2020 (see our July article), a few inaugural issuances of this new product were observed on the market re...

France strengthens sustainable funds management monitoring tools

24 Sep 2020

4-minute read
 
Since COP21, the French authorities have positioned themselves at the forefront of a thriving sustainable finance market. As of 2015, two labels were created, the SRI Label for ESG...

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