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Responsible investment with key achievements and progress applauded but speakers flag ongoing challenges including geopolitical risk.
We spoke about sustainability and climate reporting in US, UK and EU; the divisive nature of ESG; and the regulatory compliance burden on firms.
ESAs propose improvements to the “complex and difficult to comprehend” SFDR and suggest introducing categories and/or sustainability indicators.
Rumors addressed included the SEC being active in London and a crackdown on illegal marketing.
Firms need to check if they are in scope for the final rules if they are currently using sustainability related terms in their fund names.
A summary of the issues enterprises active in the EU should know about.