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People Moves, 21 March: EQT, Transition Finance Council, Danske Bank, EIFO ... and more

The impact of SDR goes deeper than its four sustainability labels

The FCA's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime is helping purge the fund market, writes Jennifer Forrest

UK sustainability-labelled funds number more than 100, FCA says

More than 100 UK funds have said they plan to use a sustainability label, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.

Conference round-up: Sustainability Data EMEA 2024

Now in its fifth year, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 in London continues to shine a light on the rapidly expanding and evolving field of ESG data. Peter Cripps reports

Limited liability under consideration in forward-looking data consultation, says FCA

Forward-looking sustainability data could encourage investors to assess risks more accurately, the Financial Conduct Authority's Sacha Sadan told an Environmental Finance conference, but raises the issue of liability.

ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA

The UK's planned regulation of ESG ratings providers could cover forward-looking ratings such as those in the burgeoning market for climate transition plan assessments, the FCA has suggested.

FCA sees 'huge amount' of applications for sustainability labels after slow start

There has been a "huge amount" of applications to use UK sustainability labels for funds ahead of a deadline this week, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

UK to introduce law regulating ESG ratings

The UK will introduce law to regulate ESG ratings next year, in a move it says will help drive investment into sustainable companies.

FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule

Financial services companies in the UK will be bound by anti-greenwashing rules from June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed as it issued further guidance.

Regulating ESG ratings: Mission impossible?

As regulators around the world seek to define good practice for ESG raters, they are discovering the complexities of doing so, writes Michael Hurley