Events listed in Sustainable Finance
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EIOPA issues its opinion on draft standards governing corporate sustainability ...
ID 21601
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, EIOPA, has published an opinion on the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS Set 1) developed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) in response to the request of the European Commission (EC) and in accordance with the mandate set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). According to EIOPA, ESRS Set ...
EBA issues Opinion to the European Commission on the draft European Sustainability ...
ID 21598
The European Banking Authority, EBA, has published an opinion on the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS Set 1) developed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) in response to the request of the European Commission (EC) and in accordance with the mandate set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). In the EBA’s view, ESRS Set 1 generally ...
Neue Leitlinien der economiesuisse zu Sustainable Finance – Finanzplatz auf Kurs
ID 21597
Die Schweizer Wirtschaft hat unter der Leitung von economiesuisse und Vertreterinnen und Vertretern der Real- und Finanzwirtschaft sechs übergreifende Leitlinien zum Thema Sustainable Finance erarbeitet, die „einer zu starken Regulierung und der damit verbundenen Gefahr von Bürokratie und hohen Transaktionskosten entgegenwirken“ sollen: 1. Nachhaltigkeit ganzheitlich ökologisch, ökonomisch und sozial denken. 2. Einen marktwirtschaftlichen, evidenzbasierten Ansatz, ...
Climate-related risks need to be identified and managed
ID 21584
The Swedish Central Bank, Riksbank, has published its new Climate Report 2023 which basically includes three key elements: 1. a description of why climate change risks matter and who is affected by climate change risks. In this context, Riksbank also urges all financial market participants to take adequate measures to identify, monitor, and mitigate climate change risks – before they become major threats not ...
ECB publishes new climate-related statistical indicators to narrow climate data gap
ID 21556
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a first set of climate-related statistical indicators to better assess the impact of climate-related risks on the financial sector and to monitor the development of sustainable and green finance, fulfilling another of the commitments of its climate action plan. ECB understands high-quality data as a key to close the climate data gap and to reach further progress ...
Inauguracja wielonarodowego projektu w obszarze zrównoważonego finansowania
ID 21533
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority, KNF, has published a press statement to inform that together with the financial supervisisory authorities of Malta, Croatia, and Romania it has launched a cross-border project on the implementation of effective supervision of financial markets and market participants with respect to „sustainable finance“. Specifically, the focus of the new project will lay on the development of effective supervisory controls ...
HKSAR Government’s Institutional Green Bonds Offering
ID 21370
In view of the government’s latest Institutional Green Bonds Offering the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published a press statement. The offering encompassed a total of US$5.75 billion worth of green bonds denominated in three currencies, namely US Dollars (USD), Euro (EUR), and Renminbi (RMB) and was therefore the largest ever offering of green bonds in Asia. The bonds were priced on January ...