Regulatory Mini Podcast
Regulatory Update: FCA’s Guidance on SDR’s Anti-Greenwashing Rule
Transcript: The FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule comes into force at the end of this month, May 2024. The accompanying guidance was only published at the end of last month, giving firms little time to make any necessary adjustments to their sustainability claims. The rule applies to all FCA authorised firms - in other words, nearly all…
Regulatory Update: Trend of Rules for Female Representation on Boards
Transcript: Aligned with the broader goal of advancing social sustainability, there is a growing trend of regulations seeking to improve gender equality within the corporate world. One key initiative is the EU's Gender Equality Strategy, which strives to improve “gender balance” in the EU. A central regulation under this strategy is the EU Directive on…
Regulatory Update: SEC and California Climate Rules
Transcript: On the 6th of March 2024 the US Securities and Exchange Commission -or SEC- FINALLY published its long awaited rule on climate-related disclosures. The rules will, for the first time, mandate that SEC registrants, mostly listed companies, report on the impact of climate-related risks to their business, as well as the Scope 1 and…
Regulatory Update: Swiss Ordinance on Climate Disclosures
Transcript: On the 1st of January 2024, the Swiss Ordinance on Climate Disclosures came into effect. The Ordinance on Climate Disclosures forms part of the Swiss Code of Obligations, passed in 2020. Under the Ordinance, in scope entities must report on a number of climate-related disclosures in line with the recommendations of the Task Force…
Regulatory Update: 2024 sustainability Reporting: Alignment to the EU Taxonomy and Preparation for CSRD
Transcript 2024 is already proving to be a very busy year for sustainable finance regulation. One of the biggest developments relates to the first reporting period for companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive -or CSRD-. Organizations currently subject to the NFRD will need to report for the first time under CSRD in 2025,…
Regulatory Update: 2024 Outlook
Clarity AI -in collaboration with ECOFACT- recently published its 2024 regulatory outlook. It contains a comprehensive global preview of the major regulatory changes in sustainable finance we can expect in 2024. Here are 5 highlights.
Regulatory Update: Amendments to the RTS of the SFDR
The European institutions continue to undertake major surgery on the SFDR. On the fourth of December, the European supervisory authorities -or ESAs- put forward their amendments to the regulatory technical standards of the sustainable finance disclosure regulation -or SFDR- and the principal adverse impact indicators -or PAIs- that sit under them.
Regulatory Update: UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
The UK FCA has just finalized its Sustainable Disclosure Requirements, or SDR, aimed at supporting end investors to navigate the investment product landscape and ultimately reduce greenwashing and enhance consumer trust.
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