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EU Omnibus: The EU Taxonomy – Why?

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In 2018, the European Commission set forth a classification system to determine whether businesses are environmentally sustainable. The EU Taxonomy followed the legalistic style of the French Civil Code and flummoxed...more

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EC proposes omnibus sustainability package

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The European Commission (EC) has published two omnibus proposals on sustainability and EU investments, designed to address overlapping, unnecessary or disproportionate rules that are creating unnecessary burdens for EU...more

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EU platform on sustainable finance draft report and call for feedback on activities and technical screening criteria to be updated...

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The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a draft report on activities and technical screening criteria to be updated or included in the EU taxonomy, with a related call for feedback. The draft report, prepared by...more

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EU Taxonomy developments: EU Platform on Sustainable Finance call for feedback on draft report on new activities and updated...

On 8 January 2025, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a draft report and launched a call for feedback on proposed updates to the EU taxonomy. This includes revisions to the Climate Delegated Act and new...more

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EU Platform on Sustainable Finance report on categorization of products under Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a report on the categorization of products under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The Platform recommends categorizing products with the following...more

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Sustainability-related disclosures for all funds proposed by EU Platform on Sustainable Finance

On 17 December 2024, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (the “Platform”), an advisory body to the European Commission (the “Commission”), has published a briefing note to the Commission, outlining their proposals for a...more

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The ESMA Sets Out Its Long-term Vision on the Functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

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On 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an opinion on the sustainable finance regulatory framework (the "ESMA Opinion"), which outlines the ESMA's long-term vision for the functioning...more

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Is more regulation the best route to deliver Net Zero?

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How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more

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Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

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Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

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Does the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation Really Apply to Third-country Issuers? Presenting the Case for a Narrower Interpretation -...

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The first edition of this paper was published on 22 August 2023. Since that date, the European Commission has finalized its guidance indicating that Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation and the Disclosures Delegated Act apply...more

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Adoption of Final Version of European Green Bond Standard: A New Landmark Tool for Sustainable Finance

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The Situation: On October 5, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation ("EuGB Regulation"), establishing a voluntary harmonized standard open to both EU and...more

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Does the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation Really Apply to Third-Country Issuers? Presenting the Case for a Narrower Interpretation

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The EU’s Taxonomy Regulation entered into force on 12 July 2020. It created a framework relating to the reporting of environmental sustainability of economic activities and investments. It does this by defining various...more

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EU ESG Framework – latest developments and further clarifications on greenwashing and sustainable investments

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Over the last few months, the European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) have published a number of press releases and reports that aim to clarify and provide further updates on concepts used within...more

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UK Announces Updates to Green Finance Strategy

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The government published a new document outlining its existing and proposed objectives to develop the UK’s sustainable economy. On 30 March 2023, the UK government published an updated version of its Green Finance...more

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SFDR and Taxonomy deadline (UPDATED)

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1. Speed read - As the start date looms for the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under SFDR and the product disclosure regime in the Taxonomy Regulation, firms are progressing their implementation projects. This...more

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The rise of ESG and Sustainable Fund Finance in Europe

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Challenges create opportunities and the environmental and social challenges we currently face are no exception. In this paper we consider the opportunities provided by sustainable finance, and more specifically impact...more

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European Commission Publishes the Final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation...

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On 25 July 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation ((EU) 2022/1288) (“SFDR RTS”) which supplements the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088) ("SFDR") and Regulation on the establishment of a framework to...more

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First Year of Implementation for the Taxonomy Regulation in the European Union

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As of January 1, 2022, the first delegated acts adopted to supplement European Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of June 18, 2020 (the "Taxonomy Regulation") became applicable. The Taxonomy Regulation sets out a classification system...more

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Artikel 8 Produkt: Greenwashing oder Green Light im Immobilienfondsbereich

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Um die in der von der UN verabschiedeten Agenda 2030 und dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen festgelegten Ziele, insbesondere den Übergang zu einer CO2-armen, nachhaltigeren, ressourceneffizienten Kreislaufwirtschaft mit dem Ziel...more

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Der „Artikel 6-Immobilienfonds”, die Schmutzgrenze bei nachhaltigen Investments oder wohin mit den alten Immobilien?

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Spätestens seit die Verordnung (EU) 2019/2088 („Offenlegungsverordnung“ oder „SFDR“) am 10. März 2021 in ihren ersten Teilen in Kraft getreten ist, sind sogenannte „Artikel 8-Fonds“ und „Artikel 9-Fonds“ in aller Munde. Die...more

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