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  • ESMA fund name guidelines risk EU green bond growth, warns EFAMA

    07 October 2024

    ESMA's new Fund Naming Guidelines could create inconsistencies with the EU Green Bond Standard that may hamper the growth of the corporate green bond market, says a leading asset manager trade body.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: ESMA to open consultation on ESAP database 'shortly'

    17 October 2023

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will "shortly" launch a consultation on key aspects of a free-to-use database that will house sustainability data across the EU.

  • ESMA, EIOPA: Regulatory frameworks causing greenwashing

    01 June 2023

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have said the challenges of implementing sustainability regulation may lead to greenwashing.

  • EU sustainable fund guidance will create confusion, warns EFAMA

    22 February 2023

    The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has called for a delay to the EU's ESG fund labelling guidelines, over concerns the proposed measures would be unfair to investors lacking clarity on definitions.

  • Define greenwashing before trying to punish it, EFAMA tells regulator

    17 January 2023

    The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has told EU regulators that until there is a satisfactory definition of what constitutes greenwashing, action to curb the practice needs to be "proportionate" to the currently limited understanding.

  • European supervisors launch consultation on greenwashing

    16 November 2022

    The three European Supervisory Authorities have launched a consultation on greenwashing practices in the EU asset management, banking and insurance sectors.

  • Calls grow for EU alignment with ISSB standards

    10 August 2022

    Groups representing the accounting and investment management professions have added their weight to calls for proposed EU corporate sustainability disclosure standards to align with a global baseline also in development.

  • People Moves 15 July: BlackRock, ISSB, Impax, ESG Book, Axa IM & more

    15 July 2022

  • ESMA flags shortcomings of ESG ratings

    27 June 2022

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has flagged issues including complexity and a lack of transparency among ESG ratings and data providers.

  • Plans published for EU's corporate sustainability database

    26 November 2021

    Fresh details have emerged about a planned EU-wide corporate sustainability database, after the European Commission published legislative proposals.