Sustainability reporting (NFRD/CSRD)
To integrate ESG consideration into investment decisions, asset managers need reliable, comparable and standardised information on how companies perform against pre-defined sustainability criteria. At the same time, asset managers require better ESG company data for their own compliance with reporting obligations under the Taxonomy and SFDR.
EFAMA advocates expanding the scope of entities and adopting mandatory EU sustainability reporting standards under proposed Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Sustainability information disclosed under CSRD should be subsequently centralised in a publicly-accessible European Single Access Point. At the same time, the EU should encourage developments towards a harmonized global sustainability disclosures ecosystem. To ensure consistency, transparency and accountability, we also advocate for the development of a European regulatory framework for providers of sustainability data, research and ratings.
EFAMA's reply to the EC's public consultation on the revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive
EFAMA response to Public consultation on non-financial information
Position on the scope of CSRD and the interplay with SFDR
The asset management industry recognises the much-needed adoption of mandatory European sustainability reporting standards under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) proposal. Insufficient availability of meaningful, comparable, reliable, and public Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data is a key impediment to realising the full potential of the EU's sustainable finance regulatory framework. Financial market participants' sustainable investments need to be driven by real, verifiable and reported ESG metrics of company's activities and financial risks.
EFAMA calls for prompt adoption of ambitious mandatory sustainability disclosures under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
The European Commission has published a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), paving the way for much-needed mandatory European sustainability reporting standards (ESS). Insufficient availability of meaningful, comparable, reliable and public ESG data is a key impediment to realising the full potential of the EU's sustainable finance regulatory framework. EFAMA, therefore, encourages the co-legislators to maintain the ambition of this proposal.
European single access point for data? EFAMA’s 6 key recommendations
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its response to the European Commission's consultation on the establishment of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies.
Market Insights | Issue #4 | ESG investing in the UCITS market: a powerful and inexorable trend
The report looks at the major trends in the ESG UCITS market, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the behaviour of ESG and non-ESG funds.
3 questions to Thierry Bogaty on the EU Ecolabel for retail financial products
Q #1 Can the EU Ecolabel for retail financial products help channel individual investors’ savings into environmentally sustainable projects?
A well-designed EU Ecolabel has the potential to provide clear guidance on the financial products retail investors can invest in if they wish to support environmentally sustainable projects and activities - in line with the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The European Commission wants to create a trusted and verified label for retail investors, who would benefit from better comparability of financial products.
