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Q&A with Nathan Fabian
09 July 2021The chair of the European Union's Platform on Sustainable Finance explains the significance of the bloc's updated sustainable finance strategy
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Five EU Taxonomy expert group participants suspend roles amid 'greenwash' furore
22 April 2021Five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have suspended their role in the expert group supporting the development of the EU Taxonomy amid rising concern over the final form of the landmark legislation.
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Platform calls for review of taxonomy decision making, as document lands
21 April 2021A group of experts has demanded a review of "the governance and transparency of decision making" around the European Commission's taxonomy of sustainable activities, amid criticisms of the final version, which was published today.
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EU taxonomy removes agriculture and offers concession to gas
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EU asks expert group to clarify transition activities in Taxonomy
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Final EU Taxonomy criteria delayed after draft proposals response
18 January 2021The publication of the final technical screening criteria (TSC) for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities have been delayed as the European Commission wades through the more than 46,000 responses to the consultation on the draft criteria.
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Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021
07 January 2021A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley
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PRI urges EU Taxonomy to 'remain faithful' to expert recommendations
18 December 2020With the consultation on the first set of draft technical screening criteria for the EU Taxonomy about to close, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) urged the EU to stick to the recommendations made by the Technical Expert Group on sustainable finance (TEG) in their final report.
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EU publishes first sets of Taxonomy screening criteria
20 November 2020The European Commission has published the first two sets of technical screening criteria for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, described as an "important step" for the closely-watched green policy instrument.
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PRI responds to questions on outcomes reporting
05 November 2020The Principles for Responsible Investment has moved to reassure its investor signatories about the motivation behind proposals to require reporting on "real-world outcomes" of their investments and the Sustainable Development Goals.