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2020	Sustainable Investing
2020-12-24	IFAC Welcomes New Report on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure
2020-12-23	GRI: Step towards stronger financial reporting to complement sustainability reporting
2020-12-23	IOSCO responds to IFRS Consultation on Sustainability Reporting
2020-12-22	EFAMA: EU Taxonomy at risk of hampering green housing investments
2020-12-18	EFAMA: Asset Managers support call for regulation of ESG data, research and ratings
2020-12-18	ICMA responds to the draft Delegated Act supplementing the EU Taxonomy Regulation
2020-12-18	BDB: Draft Delegated Regulation establishing technical screening criteria for the first two environmental objectives of the EU Taxonomy Regu
2020-12-16	IPE: Dutch and French regulators in joint call for ESG rating regulation
2020-12-14	GRI: Financial and sustainability reporting must be given equal footing - Response to IFRS
2020-12-14	Commission: Interim study on the development of tools and mechanisms for the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) facto
2020-12-11	IFAC Responds to IFRS Foundation Sustainability Reporting Consultation
2020-12-11	ICMA AMIC responds to third EC consultation on the EU Ecolabel for financial products
2020-12-11	EFAMA’s ANSWER TO THE JRC CONSULTATION ON THE 3RD TECHNICAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA FOR RETAIL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
2020-12-10	WSBI-ESBG: IFRS Foundation: Consultation paper on sustainability reporting
2020-12-10	New GFIA paper examines insurers’ role as investors in sustainable finance
2020-12-09	ICMA: Green & Social Bond Principles launch new guidelines on climate transition finance
2020-12-09	ECA: Risks, challenges and opportunities in the EU’s economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis
2020-12-08	Commission welcomes political agreement on InvestEU
2020-12-08	ESMA: The three (apparent) paradoxes of sustainability reporting and how to address them
2020-12-04	ICMA AMIC responds to ESMA's public consultation on Article 8 of the Taxonomy regulation
2020-12-04	EIOPA’s pilot dashboard addresses the natural catastrophe protection gap - consultation
2020-12-04	ALFI responds to ESMA consultation on article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation
2020-12-04	EFAMA reply to ESMA's CP on the draft advice to EU Commission under Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation
2020-12-01	Deloitte: We comment on the IFRS Foundation Trustees' sustainability consultation
2020-12-01	GRI: Sustainability reporting is growing, with GRI the global common language
2020-11-27	Bruegel: Green certificates: a better version of green bonds
2020-11-26	Investment managers place stewardship at the heart of sustainable growth
2020-11-25	IIRC and SASB announce intent to merge in major step towards simplifying the corporate reporting system
2020-11-20	IIGCC: Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Accounts
2020-11-20	IASB: Educational material: the effects of climate-related matters on financial statements prepared applying IFRS Standards
2020-11-20	IPE: EC taxonomy consultation triggers ‘environmental integrity’ warnings
2020-11-20	EFAMA publishes report on the level and nature of sustainable investment by the European asset management industry
2020-11-18	SSM: Ramping up climate-related and environmental risk supervision
2020-11-16	CDSB and SSE announce intention to collaborate on capacity building initiatives
2020-11-16	IA publishes industry stance on tackling climate change
2020-11-09	CDSB: The UK Government announces intention to mandate climate disclosure by large companies and financial institutions across the economy b
2020-11-06	IASB: Trustee Chair’s keynote to UNCTAD on sustainability reporting
2020-11-06	BETTER FINANCE Response to the European Supervisory Authorities' Survey on templates for Environmental and/or Social financial products unde
2020-11-03	EURACTIV: Commission readies implementation of sustainable finance
2020-11-02	EuropeanIssuers raises concerns vis-à-vis the European Commission regarding its plans on Sustainable Corporate Governance and Due Diligence
2020-10-30	SSEI: Exchange in Focus: LuxSE first SSE Partner Exchange to win UN Global Climate Action Award
2020-10-30	Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Sustainable Finance reconfirms that IOSCO stands ready to support global sustainability reporting standards
2020-10-29	IPE: UK standards body delivers second sustainable finance ‘specification’
2020-10-26	French Banking Federation: CLIMATE: French banks step up transformation to meet Paris Agreement targets, in keeping with their commitments
2020-10-21	WBCSD: Pushing the needle forward amidst disruption: new report showcases more robust sustainability reporting
2020-10-21	IPE: ESG is huge opportunity for European managers – report
2020-10-20	Insurance Europe: ESAs' proposals for ES disclosure templates would not improve transparency for consumers
2020-10-19	AFME CEO urges ESG harmonisation
2020-10-19	IPE: International sustainable finance forum starts taxonomy work, gains IMF
2020-10-16	Seventeen Data and Analytics Providers Now Have a Licensing Relationship With SASB, Improving Access to Financially Material ESG Information
2020-10-16	EFAMA’s REPLY TO ESAs SURVEY ON TEMPLATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR SOCIAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS UNDER SFDR
2020-10-14	The Basel Committee's initiatives on climate-related financial risks
2020-10-14	GRI: Rising trust in sustainability reporting around the world
2020-10-12	BETTER FINANCE Response to the EC Consultation on EU Green Bond Standards
2020-10-12	BETTER FINANCE feedback to the European Commission on Sustainable Corporate Governance
2020-10-09	IASB: Hope for a New Paradigm—Sustainability Reporting
2020-10-09	Accountancy Europe: EC roadmap on sustainable corporate governance
2020-10-09	Accountancy Europe welcomes EU sustainable corporate governance initiative
2020-10-07	IPE: EC grants more time for investor sustainable disclosure rules
2020-10-07	Insurance Europe:EU Green Bond Standard can help boost investment in transition to a more sustainable economy
2020-10-05	EIOPA consults on the supervision of the use of climate change scenarios in ORSA
2020-10-05	Accountancy Europe: EC’s consultation on the establishment of an EU Green Bond Standard
2020-10-05	ESBG: EU green bond standard
2020-10-02	ISDA: The Role of Derivatives in ESG
2020-10-02	ICMA responds to the EC consultation on the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)
2020-10-02	EFAMA’s REPLY TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’s TARGETED CONSULTATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EU GREEN BOND STANDARD
2020-09-30	IPE: ‘Breakthrough’ as IFRS body proposes sustainability standards board
2020-09-30	IFAC Applauds IFRS Consultation on Sustainability Standards Board
2020-09-30	IASB: IFRS Foundation Trustees consult on global approach to sustainability reporting and on possible Foundation role
2020-09-30	CDSB: Open Letter to Erik Thedéen, Director General of Finansinspektionen, Sweden, Chair of the Sustainable Finance Task Force of the IOSCO
2020-09-29	OECD: More efforts needed from governments, regulators and business to unlock full potential of sustainable finance
2020-09-23	BDB: Sustainable Finance - The Contribution of Private Banks
2020-09-23	Accountancy Europe welcomes cooperation by sustainability reporting bodies
2020-09-21	ESAs launch survey on environmental and/or social financial product templates
2020-09-18	CDSB welcomes call from global investor groups to reflect climate-related risks in financial reporting
2020-09-16	SMSG advice to the ESA’s Joint Consultation Paper on ESG Disclosures
2020-09-16	CDSB offers free consultation on climate-related reporting for EU businesses
2020-09-15	Bloomberg: Lagarde Leverages Virus to Press for Greener Monetary Policy
2020-09-11	Network for Greening the Financial System publishes its 2020-2022 work program and announces changes in the governance to include ECB
2020-09-11	CDP/GRI/CDSB/SASB/IIRC announce a shared vision of what is needed for progress towards comprehensive corporate reporting
2020-09-09	IPE: UK secretary confirms plan to match ambition of EU sustainable finance
2020-09-08	EC’s Inception Impact Assessment on art. 8: EBF feedback
2020-09-08	UNEP FI launches “Charting a New Climate”, a report on physical climate risks and opportunities from Phase II of its TCFD Banking Programme
2020-09-05	CEPS: Germany’s inaugural green bond… not so green after all
2020-09-05	ICMA AMIC responds to ESAs' consultation on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
2020-09-03	BETTER FINANCE Response to the Joint ESAs Consultation Paper on ESG disclosures
2020-09-02	IPE: PensionsEurope: Draft EU ESG disclosure rules not appropriate for IORPs
2020-09-02	FT Asset managers lobby Brussels to delay sustainable investing rules
2020-09-02	FT: Investors pounce on Germany’s first green bond sale
2020-09-01	ICMA AMIC responds to ESAs' consultation on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
2020-08-27	Insurance Europe: Insurers call on EC to give more prominence to adaptation in EU climate change strategy
2020-08-20	CFA: ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products - consultation
2020-08-18	Bloomberg: Greening of Europe Means Lots More Red Tape for Investors
2020-08-17	Insurance Europe: Insurers respond to ESAs consultation on ESG disclosures
2020-07-31	Accountancy Europe: EC’s consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy
2020-07-31	EFAMA + 7 associations: Integration of sustainability factors and risks into MiFID II, IDD and Solvency II
2020-07-29	EuropeanIssuers Responded to the European Commission’s Consultation on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy
2020-07-24	FSB stocktake considers climate risks and financial stability
2020-07-16	AFME: Banks call for more clarity over roadmap to 2050 decarbonisation targets
2020-07-15	WBCSD: COVID-19 Business Recovery: A guidance framework for a sustainable & inclusive "new normal"
2020-07-15	IPE: EU green pensions regulation is moving too fast, says Leppäla
2020-07-14	UNEP FI urges the EU to embed sustainability impact into its Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy
2020-07-14	IPE: EC ‘not playing by the rules’ with ESG product adds in MiFID II proposal
2020-07-13	GRI: Promoting clarity and compatibility in the sustainability landscape
2020-07-10	EFAMA responses to ​European Commission consultations on MiFID, UCITS and AIFMD Delegated Acts​
2020-07-08	IPE: Scope claims ‘disruption’ with new corporate ESG impact model
2020-07-08	ECB's Lagarde interview with Financial Times
2020-07-08	Insurance Europe: Insurers respond to EC consultations on Solvency II and IDD sustainability amendments
2020-07-06	Better Finance Feedback to the European Commission Consultation on obligations for investment firms to advise clients on social and environm
2020-07-01	CRE: Climate risk guide fires starting gun for regulatory oversight of UK financial firms
2020-06-26	SSEI: UNCTAD WIR 2020 Looks at Sustainable Finance
2020-06-26	IBA: The rise of ESG engagement
2020-06-24	Just Transition Fund: Council agrees on its partial negotiating position
2020-06-24	Open Letter to Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders - Announcement on corporate governance legislative initiatives in 2021
2020-06-23	IFAC Response to the European Commission’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive Review
2020-06-23	CEPS: Sustainable finance in the Covid-19 era
2020-06-22	EFAMA: 7 recommendations for the upcoming Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)
2020-06-19	ECA Journal – Climate Change and Audit
2020-06-19	SSEI: Exchange in Focus: Euronext launches suite of ESG products
2020-06-19	GRI: Funding the transition to a sustainable future
2020-06-19	CDSB: Final approval of the EU Taxonomy: a key step towards more transparency on sustainable investments
2020-06-18	Sustainable Finance: Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation
2020-06-16	SSEI: New SSE ESG Guidance Database
2020-06-15	​GRI ready to support European reporting standards on sustainability impacts
2020-06-10	Non-Financial Reporting Directive Review: EBF response
2020-06-10	A centralized register for ESG data in EU: EACB, EBF, EFAMA, ESBG, IE, PE Joint Letter
2020-06-10	ICMA: Green & Social Bond Principles publish Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles and update the Social Bond Principles and other key guida
2020-06-10	ESAs announce public hearing on ESG disclosures
2020-06-10	FT: UK delays pledge to follow EU green finance rules post-Brexit
2020-06-08	IPE: ESG roundup: EU urged to use bank rules to end ‘doom loop’
2020-06-08	CDP: Economic renewal must catalyze the transition to a sustainable future – we must build back better
2020-05-27	IPE: ECB presents climate-related risks expectations for consultation
2020-05-27	WBCSD: New governance tools helping companies set priorities and credible goals aligned with system resilience and ESG
2020-05-21	EPC: Doing business the right way: Pushing for green and social corporate governance
2020-05-20	SSM: Public consultation on the draft ECB Guide on climate-related and environmental risks
2020-05-19	WBCSD: New framework accelerates circular transition
2020-05-19	Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative: ESG metrics: Nasdaq ESG Footprint and S&P Global ESG Scores
2020-05-19	CDSB: 78% of Europe’s largest companies falling short of adequately reporting environmental and climate-related risks despite EU guidelines
2020-05-18	IPE: Study: ‘Social responsibility’ top driver of fixed income ESG integration
2020-05-11	Helping organizations show SDGs progress in their sustainability reporting
2020-05-11	ICMA issues high-level definitions for sustainable finance
2020-05-08	CDP and CDSB team up to provide the building blocks for successful TCFD disclosure
2020-05-06	European Climate Law proposal: EU insurers ready to continue playing pivotal role in addressing climate change challenge
2020-05-05	ICMA: UPDATE ON THE EU’S SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE REGIME
2020-05-05	CDSB: CDSB’s ambitious push towards climate & nature-related financial reporting wins support from EU LIFE Programme
2020-05-04	IPE: Germany pursues sustainable finance plan for EU presidency
2020-03-25	EurActiv: Governments urged to attach green strings to long-term coronavirus recovery plans
2020-03-11	Bloomberg: Finance can’t decide how it wants to deal with climate change
2020-03-10	EurActiv: EU experts recommend two-tier approach to ‘green’ investment rules
2020-03-10	ICMA AMIC´s first Review of 2020 on Sustainable Finance, Fund Liquidity and Primary Markets
2020-03-03	Global Reporting Initiative: Comprehensive ESG backed by world’s largest sovereign wealth fund
2020-03-02	ECGI: ESG rating disagreement and stock returns
2020-02-25	LSE: Putting sustainable finance into practice
2020-02-20	Sustainable Finance: Commission launches public consultation on the review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive
2020-02-17	European Commission: EU invests more than €100 million in new LIFE Programme projects to promote a green and climate-neutral Europe
2020-02-16	Investor Strategy: How ESG ratings providers let the side down
2020-02-13	ESMA: Steven Maijoor on sustainable finance at the European Financial Forum in Dublin
2020-02-12	Global Reporting Initiative: Sustainability reporting at center of EU’s Green Deal
2020-02-12	Insurance Europe: Insurers support Europe’s aim to be world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 & are contributing to EC’s Green Deal
2020-02-10	ECGI: The global sustainability footprint of sovereign wealth funds
2020-02-10	EurActiv: ‘There is overlap’ between EU’s green trillions, says EIB energy chief
2020-02-06	EurActiv: This is how Europe is opening the floodgates to ‘green’ money
2020-01-30	EFRAG’s advice to the European Commission on the measurement of long-term investments in equity instruments
2020-01-28	European Commission and IMF strengthen cooperation to support sustainable development
2020-01-28	Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the Conference on implementing the European Green Deal: Financing the Transition
2020-01-27	EurActiv: Piecing together Europe’s climate finance puzzle
2020-01-23	Project Syndicate: Who pays for the Green Deal?
2020-01-23	EUbusiness: MEPs endorse a climate role for ECB
2020-01-23	ICMA: Green Bond Principles establishes a Working Group on sustainability/KPI-linked bonds
2020-01-21	Bloomberg: Quants say they can make investing more sustainable
2020-01-21	IPE: UK standards body unveils first sustainable finance output
2020-01-16	Bank of England: Mark Carney appointed by Prime Minister as finance adviser for COP26
2020-01-14	BusinessEurope: Sustainable Europe Investment Plan should close investment gap
2020-01-14	European Commission: Financing the green transition - The European Green Deal Investment Plan and Just Transition Mechanism
2020-01-14	POLITICO: Brussels’ green cash credentials questioned

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