Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a crucial role in asset managers' investment decisions for several reasons:
Sustainable Finance
The asset management industry plays a key role in meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal to make the EU’s economy sustainable. Our members integrate ESG considerations across their risk management processes and investment decisions. They develop sustainable investment products and foster transparency to fight greenwashing. This increases choice, trust and, in turn, retail investors’ participation. Overall, such efforts mobilise capital towards a fair and just transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050.
EFAMA actively contributes to the development and implementation of EU’s sustainable finance initiatives. Among them are a comprehensive transparency framework for financial market participants, standards and labels for green financial products, classification of green economic activities and policies enhancing corporate sustainability reporting.
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Policy Position
Sustainable Finance
03 September 2023
Bringing ESG Ratings and ESG Data Providers within the Regulatory Perimeter
Policy Position
Sustainable Finance
16 January 2023
EFAMA responds to ESMA's Call for Evidence on Greenwashing
In an environment with unclear definitions at EU level on key sustainable finance concepts, as well as a lack of complete, comparable and transparent ESG data, all market actors are concerned about the risk of greenwashing.
Policy Position
Sustainable Finance
Sustainability reporting (NFRD)
10 August 2022
ISSB's Exposure Drafts on Sustainable Reporting Standards
EFAMA shares the urgent need to improve the consistency and comparability of sustainability reporting at a global level. Therefore, we welcome the opportunity to respond to the ISSB consultation on the Exposure Drafts on “General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability Related Financial Information” (IFRS S1) and on “Climate-Related Disclosures” (IFRS S2).
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Press Release
Data
Sustainable Finance
EU Taxonomy
Sustainability-related Disclosures (SFDR)
Sustainability reporting (NFRD)
01 December 2021
The European Single Access Point: a powerful tool for investors to assess the ESG performance of companies
EFAMA sees the European Commission’s proposal for the creation of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) as a crucial step in addressing the limited availability and scattered nature of financial and sustainability-related entity information at EU level.
Press Release
Sustainable Finance
EU Taxonomy
Sustainability-related Disclosures (SFDR)
17 November 2021
SFDR and the quest for certainty | Market Insights | Issue #7
EFAMA has today released its latest Market Insights report titled “The European ESG market – Introducing the SFDR”. The full report breaks down the size of the European ESG market, reviewing the assets under management of funds using the SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) framework.
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Capital Markets
Capital Markets Union
Competitiveness
EU Fund regulation
International agenda
Investor Education
Management Companies
Sustainable Finance
Tax ＆ Accounting
10 November 2021
Thank you to the Investment Management Forum sponsors | Register now!
Register now for our Investment Management Forum next week! High-calibre panels and keynote speakers promise rich, informative and thought-provoking exchanges between European policymakers, investment managers and regulators on
- the Competitiveness of our industry
- the EU retail investment strategy
- the latest in global standards for sustainability reporting
- challenges and opportunities of alternative investment regulations
- the impact of digitalisation on asset management
- and more...
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UCITS
Sustainable Finance
24 September 2024
Market Insights #18 - Sustainable Equity UCITS
This report looks specifically at the evolving trends of the equity asset class of sustainable UCITS, whose share is the highest (53%) in total sustainable UCITS funds. It highlights their role as investment vehicles in facilitating the green transition. The universe of sustainable equity UCITS funds is defined based on Morningstar’s classification of sustainable financial instruments1. This means funds must claim to have a sustainability objective, and/or use binding ESG criteria for their investment selection.
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Investor Education
Sustainable Finance
28 November 2023
Sustainable Investing Explained in 9 Questions
EFAMA launches its new brochure "Sustainable investing explained in 9 questions".
Despite the growing interest and importance of sustainable investing, most EU citizens often find it difficult to navigate this relatively new investment landscape.
In the brochure we explore :
Publication
Statistics
Sustainable Finance
14 December 2022
EFAMA Asset Management Report 2022
EFAMA's latest edition of its 'Asset Management in Europe' report provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends, focusing on where investments funds and discretionary mandates are managed in Europe.
The asset management sector is a crucial one for the European economy, with a key role to play in financing the green transition:
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