Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2024 work programme and announcements from the UK Government, this article explores how both the UK and the EU are focusing on closing out the remaining legislative files...more
The Commission has adopted amendments to Accounting Directive to account for inflation and which will result in fewer companies being in scope for reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). ...more
September has got off to a very busy start for ESG regulatory developments following the summer break. We have seen the launch of the final recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD),...more
On 31 July 2023, the Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for companies reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU) 2022/2464) (CSRD). The ESRS are based on...more
Throughout July we have continued to see key developments in ESG and sustainable finance regulation as regulators and legislators start to move into summer recess. Notably this week we have seen the adoption by the European...more
On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a new sustainable finance package. In particular the package of measures included (i) recommendations in respect of facilitating transition finance, (ii) a proposal in...more
On 23 May 2023, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on three proposals jointly creating the European Single Access Point (ESAP) as part of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan. ...more
On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, following concerns about the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG...more
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On 12 April 2023, the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA, together the ESAs) published a joint consultation paper in response to their joint mandate to review and revise the RTS supplementing SFDR....more