The first EU country to transpose the CSRD has proposed a course correction to reduce the regulatory burden on in-scope and medium-sized companies....more
2/10/2025
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
France ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance
The European Green Bond Standard seeks to be the “gold standard” for green bonds and reinforce the EU’s position as the leading market for sustainable finance.
With the adoption of the EU green bond standard (the EU GBS),...more
Issuers should consider the ambitiousness of their sustainability targets, any challenges in achieving the targets on schedule, and how they will prove their progress.
The global market for sustainability-linked bonds ...more
The policy change integrates climate change considerations for the first time into the ECB’s quantitative easing and repo facilities.
On July 4, 2022, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it would integrate...more
7/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Bonds ,
Credit Facilities ,
Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Financial Markets ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquidity ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance
A series of recent developments has driven a rapid increase in sustainability-linked loan and bond issuances in a variety of jurisdictions and industries.
Background: Sustainability-Linked vs. Activity-Based -
The...more