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  • Q&A with Nathan Fabian

    09 July 2021

    The chair of the European Union's Platform on Sustainable Finance explains the significance of the bloc's updated sustainable finance strategy

  • Five EU Taxonomy expert group participants suspend roles amid 'greenwash' furore

    22 April 2021

    Five 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.

  • Platform calls for review of taxonomy decision making, as document lands

    21 April 2021

    A 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.

  • EU taxonomy removes agriculture and offers concession to gas

    24 March 2021
  • EU asks expert group to clarify transition activities in Taxonomy

    20 January 2021
  • Final EU Taxonomy criteria delayed after draft proposals response

    18 January 2021

    The 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.

  • Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021

    07 January 2021

    A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley

  • PRI urges EU Taxonomy to 'remain faithful' to expert recommendations

    18 December 2020

    With 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.

  • EU publishes first sets of Taxonomy screening criteria

    20 November 2020

    The 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.

  • PRI responds to questions on outcomes reporting

    05 November 2020

    The 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.