ESMA SMSG Give Advice on ESG Greenwashing
2023-2-8
The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) under the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) put forward advice on the problem of ESG greenwashing
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FCA Plans to Supervise Asset Management Companies on ESG
2023-2-7
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to carry out an ESG supervision on asset management companies. The supervision is under the charge of the Buy-Side Directorate of FCA, which includes the corporate governance content that asset management companies are most likely to have a negative impact on consumers and the market in their business activities
Deep Dive on EU Green Deal Industrial Plan
2023-2-2
The European Union recently announced the launch of the European Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the development of Europe’s net zero economy and support climate-neutral transition
ICMA Responds to Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels
2023-2-1
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) replied to the draft Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and advised on the three types of sustainable investment labels. ICMA believes that the proposal of SDR can help the financial industry to make greater contributions in the transformation of low-carbon economy, and the establishment of investment labels can facilitate the sustainable product development of asset management companies and help investors to select appropriate financial products
ESMA, EBA and EIOPA Issues Opinions on Sustainability Reporting Standards
2023-1-31
Three European regulation authorities (ESMA, EBA and EIOPA) issued their opinions on the draft of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS for short), the first edition published by the European Financial Reporting Advisory (EFRA) in November last year. The purpose of ESRS is to establish a common European sustainable reporting standard in order to promote the development of ESG and keep pace with global sustainable development
UNPRI Updates Reporting Framework
2023-1-28
The United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI) released the report framework of asset management companies and adjusted the 2021 version. UNPRI believes that this update focuses on improving the clarity, consistency, and practicality in order to reduce the reporting work of the signatories
Due to the rapid development of the ESG industry, the regulatory authorities are also solving some problems that follow, such as the naming rules of ESG funds, the ESG disclosure rules for listed companies, and consumer protection after the adoption of ESG policies. Although the short-term regulatory policies will have an impact on the development of ESG, in the long run, sound regulatory measures will promote the company to complete the ESG transformation more efficiently.
Through tracking and sorting out the ESG regulatory policies of various countries, the ESG regulatory policies have the following characteristics:
1. The regulatory authorities involved in ESG’s regulatory policies are relatively complex. There are not only legislative departments that issue mandatory policies, but also some associations that provide voluntary guidance. At the same time, some new ESG collectives are still being established;
2. The content framework of ESG regulatory policy is gradually increasing. As the supervision needs to be directly implemented into the daily business activities of enterprises and financial institutions, the supervision policies also need to be gradually detailed, and the specific contents involved are constantly increasing;
3. Although ESG regulatory policies differ from country to country, the overall development direction remains the same. When implementing ESG supervision, national regulators will take their own development into account, but still comply with internationally consistent standards as a whole;
This website provides readers with the latest regulatory contents of ESG from regulators around the world. Understanding these contents can provide readers with more complete knowledge of ESG regulation and see the development path of ESG regulation in different countries. For practitioners in the ESG industry, this website can also trace the existing regulatory policies of ESG in the past and compare the ESG regulation in different countries.