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Interinstitutional Committee for the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy Publishes First Regulations

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On  May 3, 2024, the Interinstitutional Committee for the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (CITSB)—keeping with its goal of coordinating the development of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy—published its first set of...more

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Is more regulation the best route to deliver Net Zero?

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How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

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UK Independent Green Taxonomy Advisory Group Publishes Advice and Guidance on Green Taxonomy

In early September 2023, the Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) issued two reports relating to the treatment of green financial products and taxonomy reporting. GTAG was established in 2021 and is an expert group that...more

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The Edinburgh Reforms - Where Are We Now?

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As the pace of reform increases, we take a look at key developments and the timeline ahead. Significant progress has been made on the Edinburgh Reforms since they were announced in December 2022, with developments...more

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What’s in a Name? ASEAN Taxonomy Version 2 Released

On March 27, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy Board (ATB), representing ASEAN finance sectoral bodies, released Version 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. This follows Version 1, which...more

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UK Announces Updates to Green Finance Strategy

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The government published a new document outlining its existing and proposed objectives to develop the UK’s sustainable economy. On 30 March 2023, the UK government published an updated version of its Green Finance...more

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Mexico’s New Sustainable Taxonomy - Voluntary for Now, but Designed to Expand

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The country’s financial authorities may evaluate potential regulatory efforts in conjunction with the Taxonomy following its rollout. In March 2023, Mexico published a finalized version of the country’s Sustainable...more

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Singapore Moves Toward Finalizing Green Taxonomy with Final Public Consultation Period

Last month, Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) launched the final consultation period to finalize its Green and Transition Taxonomy (the “Taxonomy”). This is Singapore’s third public consultation on the...more

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Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce Launches Final Consultation on Green and Transition Taxonomy

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The consultation seeks feedback on its “measures-based approach” to classifying industrial activities, as well as “Do No Significant Harm” criteria. The Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) was convened by the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] Taxonomy Regulation for Beginners

In this episode, the second in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation and what it means for business. Among...more

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Nachhaltige Finanzierungen (Sustainable Finance) in der Kreditwirtschaft

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Das Thema nachhaltige Finanzierung (Sustainable Finance) nimmt weiter an Fahrt auf und steht Anfang 2021 erneut im Fokus: diesseits des Atlantiks ist zum 10. März 2021 die EU-Offenlegungsverordnung in Kraft getreten, nach der...more

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Singapore Consults on a Taxonomy for the Financing of Environmentally Sustainable Activities

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Singapore has issued a consultation paper on a proposed green taxonomy that will, to a large extent, be aligned with the EU’s Regulation EU 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (EU...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, July 2020

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Recent regulatory developments of interest to all financial institutions. Includes COVID-19 and Brexit-related updates, and more. ...more

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