Market participants must now publish on their website their policy for integrating sustainability risks into the investment process and remuneration policy and update their pre-contractual documentation. Part two Phasing in of the SFDR regulation The SFDR regulation is being phased in over a period of 3 [...]
After a period of adaptation since its promulgation on August 22, 2021, the French Climate and Resilience Act will see many of its provisions come into force this year. What are the 2023 environmental and sustainable development events to watch for in France and Europe? After [...]
In February 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. According to the Council of the European Union, the Due Diligence Directive "will strengthen environmental and human rights protection in the European Union and beyond". A new European directive on Corporate [...]
The report, endorsed by former finance leaders, is addressed to public and private policymakers and the financial sector. The funding gap is estimated at between US$ 598 Bn and US$ 824 Bn per year according to the report. US$ 700 Bn is the value retained by COP 15 (GOAL [...]
According to Ademe (the French environmental agency), greenwashing consists of an organisation orienting its marketing and communication towards an ecological positioning. Whether it is the regulator, the consumer or companies worrying about its reputational and financial impact, all the actors in economic life are concerned about greenwashing. The [...]
The final declaration or "implementation plan" from Sharm el-Sheikh looks more like a status quo to hold until the next COP. COP 27 final declaration: focus on the 'Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan. The negotiation round that just ended in Egypt promised progress in the concrete implementation of previous [...]
In a 2018 study, Tim Newbold argues that climate change could become the leading cause of biodiversity loss by 2070, ahead of land-use change. Biodiversity degradation is thus both an additional driver of climate change and a threat to the ability of biodiversity to mitigate climate change. [...]
A new planetary boundary, concerning freshwater change, has been crossed in 2022. Is that ‘acting in good conscience? What are the values, vision and mission of the G20? The Indian roadmap is clear, growth must be inclusive, equitable and sustainable. What is G20’s legitimacy [...]
This Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the first international treaty that takes into account all aspects of biological diversity. COP 15 is particularly important in view of the current and accelerating erosion of biodiversity. Only "far-reaching economic, social, [...]
These two new standards define how a company discloses information about sustainability-related factors that may enhance or detract from a company's ability to create value. This exercise requires identifying the main internal and external risks, testing the sensitivity to different scenarios, and reporting on them periodically. In 2022, [...]
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