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Taxonomy cuts to 'significantly damage' sustainable investment market, warn EU advisers
26 March 2025The EU has been warned by its expert advisers that proposed cuts to its sustainability taxonomy will have negative 'ripple effects' on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and constrain the market for sustainable and transition investments.
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EU Platform identifies core elements of a transition plan
11 March 2025Analysis of EU companies' transition plans "lays the foundation for minimum requirements" for credible plans, according to independent advisors to the European Commission.
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EU warned against undermining taxonomy as advisers unveil transition monitoring tool
11 March 2025The EU has been warned it could undermine its sustainability taxonomy if it follows through with plans to significantly reduce the scope of reporting requirements, in a report by independent expert advisers.
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EU advisers present taxonomy overhaul to 'cut reporting burden by one-third'
05 February 2025The EU should allow companies and financial institutions to use estimates and data proxies more widely when reporting alignment with the EU Taxonomy, among measures to reduce reporting requirements of businesses by "more than one-third", according to advisers.
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Omni-confusion
28 January 2025What will the EU's Omnibus regulation mean for sustainable finance, Michael Hurley asks
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Account for 'stranded asset' risks alongside transition plan rules, EU advised
23 January 2025The EU should create a framework to account for the depreciation of highly polluting assets "at risk of becoming stranded" to help financial institutions assess the credibility of transition plans, it has been told by advisers.
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EU 'transition' benchmarks pitched to incentivise taxonomy-aligned capex spending
19 December 2024'Investing for transition' benchmarks have been pitched to the EU that would incentivise progressively greater capital expenditure (capex) in 'sustainable' activities linked to the EU taxonomy.
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EU advisers push for sustainability, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 & 9
17 December 2024The EU has been told it should create three categories of sustainable investment products to replace the existing Article 8 and 9 disclosure framework under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), by its expert Platform on Sustainable Finance
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Define impact investing in SFDR, EU Platform says
17 December 2024The EU should define impact investing so impact funds can be distinguished in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to expert advisors mandated by the European Commission.
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Taxonomy users told to get creative to maximise its transition planning potential
24 April 2024The EU taxonomy of sustainable activities can help formulate climate transition plans in ways it is currently not being widely used, according to members of a European Commission-mandated expert group.
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