ESG regulation
18 March 2024
Atominvest partners with Greenly
Partnership to make Greenly’s carbon calculation platform accessible to Atominvest’s clients
12 March 2024
Comment: This far, but no further
Charlie Chipchase, managing director and head of Europe at Petra Funds Group, assesses whether the SEC’s long-awaited Climate Disclosure Rule goes too far or not far enough
8 March 2024
UK government set to regulate ESG ratings providers
A separate consultation will follow the announcement, which came as part of the Spring Budget
6 March 2024
Kirkland appoints ESG partner
Rebecca Perlman joins after a 12-year tenure at Herbert Smith Freehills
22 February 2024
Vespa appoints sustainability manager
Linda Höglund joins the firm from Newton Investment Management Group
14 February 2024
Video: Unravelling ESG
What better time to unpick key ESG trends than at the Real Deals ESG Conference 2024? Silvia Saccardi speaks to Investindustrial’s Dr Serge Younes, IP Group’s Bran Pathmanāban and Ambienta’s Fabio Ranghino
8 February 2024
ESG: The fund-of-funds perspective
Once removed from the underlying portfolio, this type of LP is focused on private equity’s journey rather than instant compliance
7 February 2024
ESG ratings providers to comply with transparency requirements
The European Commission and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on how ESMA can supervise these entities
5 February 2024
Comment: PE must act now on climate
John Rastrick, founder and CEO of Flotilla outlines the three things PE should be doing post-COP28
29 January 2024
Ocorian partners up
Recently announced partnerships include those with ESG reporting solution Treety and investor onboarding platform Goji
29 January 2024
5 minutes with… Kate Pljaskovova, founder of Fair HQ
The digital D&I tool aims to assist GPs to develop in-house and portfolio company HR strategies through scientific research and industry benchmarks
18 January 2024
Ecovadis adds Vitals to IQ Plus platform
Vitals is a questionnaire aimed at helping businesses manage supply chain sustainability risks
18 January 2024
Profile: Philippe Renauld, Sienna Investment Managers
The CFO and COO shares his passion for operational excellence, highlights the importance of an LP-centric culture and talks ‘democratisation’ of private markets
11 January 2024
Profile: Jesper Frydensberg Rasmussen, Axcel
The CFO discusses the importance of clearly defined roles and how CFOs can support their firm in uncharted economic environments
21 December 2023
Efama argues for sustainable product categories
Call comes in wake of publication of the UK’s SDR and as SFDR consultation is underway
19 December 2023
Voluntary ESG ratings code of conduct launches
ICMA and IRSG have launched the code to increase transparency in the services of ESG data providers
15 December 2023
Comment: Time for a new model
Fintech has the potential to revolutionise climate risk assessment in asset management during the next three years, writes Sergei Grechkin, chief risk officer at UFG Capital
11 December 2023
The UK’s nice green labelling machine
Response to FCA’s SDR positive as regulatory arbitrage remains around applicability to overseas funds, portfolio management and practice of its highly anticipated anti-greenwashing rule
7 December 2023
Comment: Appeals to better nature
William Yonge, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, analyses the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and how GPs can respond
6 December 2023
ESAs add granularity to RTS
The draft technical standards have some suggested amendments, improving the detail of the disclosures made
1 December 2023
ESG, retail investors and you
The latest Efama conference brought together regulators and asset managers who championed the idea for product instead of fund labels and brainstormed ideas for retailisation
29 November 2023
SDR policy launched
The FCA is introducing an anti-greenwashing rule, four product labels and marketing requirements for investment funds
16 November 2023
Novata expands ESG platform
The technology has improved its SFDR tools to assist fund managers with data analysis and reporting requirements
1 November 2023
CMA publishes Green Agreements Guidance
GPs and LPs are unlikely to infringe upon UK competition law for pursuing environmental sustainability agreements
23 October 2023
Rubbish in, rubbish out?
The latest SFDR consultation gets the industry thinking about improving entity-level disclosures
20 October 2023
European Parliament rejects ESRS objection
MEPs call for private sector to contribute to corporate sustainability transparency
26 September 2023
FCA and PRA propose D&I reporting measures
The consultation papers aim to introduce frameworks to measure D&I objectives
21 September 2023
EU to sharpen ban on greenwashing
Predominantly aimed at consumers, some rules of new directive could target funds’ marketing communications
21 September 2023
In conversation: The real cost of ESG
With a spate of new rules hitting the industry, alongside increasing LP demands, how much does it actually cost to be ESG compliant and how can these efforts be more than just a cost centre?
15 September 2023
European Commission opens SFDR consultation
Regulator aims to address shortcomings of legal certainty, usability and potential to counter greenwashing
6 September 2023
EFAMA calls for more transparency in ESG ratings framework
The organisation says the European Commission must bring ESG data providers within the regulatory perimeter
15 August 2023
Column: Searching for harmony
The Riverside Company's Dörte Höppner assesses the competing ESG standards impacting PE and how they could be more in tune with each other
7 August 2023
Comment: Avoiding the tripwires
Pinsent Masons partner Mark Shaw details how to avoid regulatory issues when distributing non-EU funds within the EU
1 August 2023
EFRAG to develop sustainability reporting standards
Association to establish voluntary sustainability reporting standards for SMEs outside of the CSRD’s scope
26 July 2023
Quality control
CDP’s latest report analyses how a unified global regulatory approach can foster better ESG ratings and data products
11 July 2023
Unpacking the EU Commission’s sustainable finance package
Concerns about complexity remain as bloc aligns legislation on sustainable investments and looks to regulate ESG ratings providers
6 July 2023
Comment: Baby don’t harm me
Patricia Volhard (partner) and John Young (international counsel) at Debevoise & Plimpton say the concept of ‘do no significant harm' in the SFDR is becoming clearer
6 July 2023
Raising the (global) standard
What impact are the ISSB’s disclosure standards expected to have on global sustainability reporting requirements?
22 June 2023
Comment: Preparing for regulatory changes in 2023
Ros Clark, regulatory risk assistant director, NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services details the upcoming regulatory changes financial services firms need to prepare for in 2023.
15 June 2023
FAP converts debt fund from Article 6 to Article 9
Germany-based fund manager has successfully converted its real estate fund from Article 6 to Article 9.
14 June 2023
European Commission updates sustainable finance framework
The Commission has proposed the requirement to regulate ESG ratings providers under ESMA
8 June 2023
The Drawdown Awards 2023: Winners announced
Congratulations to all of the winners of The Drawdown Awards 2023
22 May 2023
Comment: Does SFDR encourage greenwashing?
Pinsent Masons financial services partner Mark Shaw asks the awkward question
24 April 2023
European Commission provides SFDR closure
The latest SFDR update elicits a sigh of relief from GPs as responses to ESAs’ questions are published
13 April 2023
The neverending SFDR story
EU’s supervisory authorities look to broaden SFDR disclosure requirements
31 March 2023
Climate vs competition: A balancing act
In relatively new territory, GPs must juggle climate-based agreements with competition law risks
29 March 2023
FCA updates on SDR consultation
Final policy statement to come in Q3 2023 due to significant amount of responses
24 March 2023
Mean green litigation machine
ESG jurisprudence continues to develop as BNP Paribas first private player to be hit with lawsuit
17 March 2023
CSSF updates SFDR FAQ
Luxembourg regulator adds three new questions to help clarify SFDR
16 March 2023
Profile: Fabio Ranghino, Ambienta
Fabio Ranghino, head of sustainability, shares his thoughts on how financial value can be aligned with impact investing
13 March 2023
ESLitiGation
As regulators gear up for ESG enforcement action, private litigation is revving its engines, ready to hit the streets
9 March 2023
Column: In defence of SFDR
Dörte Höppner, chief sustainability officer at The Riverside Company, urges the industry to embrace rules designed to combat greenwashing and encourage ESG investment
2 March 2023
Comment: Climate-related risks and opportunities – what does PE need to know?
Simon Weaver, partner and co-lead, climate risk and strategy at KPMG in the UK, offers industry-specific guidance to private equity firms following the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
20 February 2023
FCA addresses sustainability regulations ‘alphabet soup’
Regulator requests feedback on sustainability-related governance to help reform industry obligations
17 February 2023
Katten launches ESG risk and investigations practice
India D Williams joins firm as practice co-chair with partner Johnjerica Hodge
15 February 2023
AMF calls for more stringent SFDR regulations
French financial watchdog proposes the introduction of minimal environmental requirements
10 February 2023
Firms’ operations a concern for FCA
Financial watchdog’s recent ‘Dear CEO’ letter holds a lens up to firms’ operational and financial resilience alongside ESG
10 February 2023
UK - Same same but different
The UK's similarly named SDR is akin to the EU's SFDR, but it's best to contrast rather than compare
9 February 2023
Germany - Wait and see
The regulator’s focus on Article 8 funds and failure to address real concerns leaves the industry frozen