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EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks

Chris Hall

US and UK regulators have also been developing new anti-greenwashing rules for funds. . Separately, the ESAs have written to the Commission asking for a six-month extension on a mandate to review the principal adverse impact indicators (PAI) and financial product disclosures outlined under SFDR. .

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MiFID II to Boost Green Fund Flows Despite Credibility Doubts

Chris Hall

Nudge to retail investors introduced while concerns remain over rigour of Article 8 funds. That’s the mixed verdict of US investment bank Jefferies in its latest quarterly assessment of the European sustainable investment market, focused on funds classified under Article 8 and 9 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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Take Five: Think Big

Chris Hall

Big shifts and giant leaps – Ahead of next week’s SDG Summit , the UN published a report outlining the science-based “transformational shifts” (or “ systems transformations ”) needed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals , replacing the incremental and insufficient process made since 2015.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: 2DII’s PACTA to be Stewarded by RMI

Chris Hall

With the transfer of PACTA to RMI, 2DII intends to focus on the incubation and further development of its current suite of research programmes. The game will be further developed and enhanced with funding from the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transition (PACT) programme, which is funded by the UK government.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Asset Owner-led Platform Extends Dataset

Chris Hall

The free SFDR data library covers all 18 mandatory and 46 optional SFDR principal adverse impact indicators (PAIs) sourced from a range of company reports reviewed by YourStake’s data team in one centralised location. Juan Serruya, Datia’s CEO, said: “We focus on making our platform easy to use.

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The Future of ESG Regulation for Private Funds

Chris Hall

It is perhaps not surprising – given the speed at which the European Commission and the regulators have developed their rulebooks, and the political compromises that are needed to get legislation through the Parliament and the Council – that the rules are not yet working as intended. UK developments.