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Piecemeal rollback of sustainability rules more likely than review of CSRD, observers say
15 July 2024A full review of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to reduce the reporting burden on corporates is unlikely, but a more politically conservative European Parliament could see a piecemeal rollback of regulations, a lawyer has said.
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Five takeaways from the consultation on SFDR
23 October 2023Leonard Ng identifies the key issues the European Commission is exploring under its consultation on the future of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
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The impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Package on asset managers
24 July 2023Leonard Ng explores three key areas of impact: the taxonomy, regulation of ESG ratings providers and transition finance
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Taxonomy vote raises the stakes for investor-policymaker standoff
07 July 2022The contentious inclusion of nuclear and gas as 'transition' energy sources in the EU's green taxonomy could influence policymakers in other jurisdictions - even as investors prepare to ignore the result, according to Eurosif.
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A transition taxonomy: ready or not?
31 May 2022Could extending the EU's taxonomy to unsustainable and intermediate activities prove trickier than work on 'green', Michael Hurley asks
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US SEC amendment to deliver 'proxy access on steroids' for shareholders
19 November 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended existing rules around shareholders putting forward 'dissident' board members...