With the increasing activity in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and impact investing we attempt to provide knowledge and insights on the subject. You’ll find updates and articles on how and ways to go about it, legislation, ESG Work Flows as well as trends and challenges.
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a briefing note for the EU Commission outlining how a categorisation system for sustainable finance products could be set up and calibrated.
SFDRSustainabilityThe Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (“FSA”) has published a short press release regarding their role in relation to the sustainability reporting in 2025.
CSRDThe Danish Parliament has presented a proposal for legislation on independent providers of audit services regarding sustainability reporting.
CSRDInvest Europe has launched an enhanced ESG reporting template to drive convergence and support early-stage investors developed with Venture ESG.
CSRDSFDRThe European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has issued its annual European Common Enforcement Priorities Statement for corporate reporting.
CSRDDisclosure RequirementsSustainabilityThe Danish FSA has completed a theme inspection regarding financial market participants and companies reporting under the EU taxonomy.
Disclosure RequirementsSustainabilityIn September 2024, the Danish Business Authority published a new ESG template targeted at SMEs.
CSRDSustainabilityThe Danish Business Authority has expanded their Guidelines on consolidated sustainability reporting with an updated version 2.
CSRDSustainabilityThe financial data and software company, PitchBook, has published a report on their Sustainable Investment Survey 2024.
SustainabilityOn 21 August 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published their guidelines on funds’ names (the “Guidelines”) in versions translated into all the official EU-languages.
ESMASustainabilityOn 1 June 2024, the new rules on requirements to companies’ sustainability reporting (entailed by CSRD) entered into force.
CSRDSustainabilityIn July, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published measures to support corporate sustainability reporting.
CSRDESMAESRSSustainabilityOn 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an opinion: “Sustainable investments: Facilitating the investor journey – a holistic vision for the long term” setting out ESMA’s long-term vision on the functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework.
ESMASustainabilityThe Danish Financial Supervisory Authority initiated an inspection of three pension funds’ disclosing pursuant to SFDR article 8 in November 2023.
ComplianceDisclosure RequirementsSustainabilityThe European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) has published their final reports on greenwashing in the financial sector.
SustainabilityThe European Council has adopted the Net Zero Industry Act: a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem.
SustainabilityThe European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report containing guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
ESMASustainabilityThe European Commission initiated in September 2023 public and targeted consultations on the implementation of the SFDR running until 22 December 2023. A summary of the contributions on the consultations have now been published in a summary report.
Disclosure RequirementsRegulatory Technical StandardsSustainabilityThe Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has in a thematic review assessed several sustainability related issues at two investment managers.
Disclosure RequirementsSustainabilityInvest Europe has published a revised GP ESG Due Diligence Guide. It provides guidance on how ESG factors can be incorporated into general partner’s management and decision-making processes.
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