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#105 Leo Donnachie & David Němeček: SFDR 2.0 - What Does it Mean for Investors & Sustainability?

What's the verdict on the European Commisson's SFDR review? Listen to Leo Donnachie, Senior Policy Specialist, Sustainable Finance at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and David Němeček, Senior Sustainable Finance Expert at Responsible Companies, Frank Bold

Do the European Commission’s proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) go far enough in resolving the weaknesses of the original legislation?

In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Richard Howitt was joined by Leo Donnachie, Senior Policy Specialist, Sustainable Finance at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and David Němeček, Senior Sustainable Finance Expert at Responsible Companies, Frank Bold.

Together they discussed what has and hasn’t worked with the current SFDR from the institutional investor perspective, as well as why the original legislation needed improvement. You’ll also hear about:

  • The main recommendations in Frank Bold’s legal analysis of SFDR 2.0, including on thresholds and new product categories  
  • To what extent the strengthened emphasis on exclusions in the Commission’s proposal weakens the impact of the regulation
  • What impact Omnibus 1 has had on investors, and whether it’s created greater alignment with companies  
  • What SFDR needs to really shift the dial on sustainable finance: effective accompanying policy measures, from the Savings and Investments Union to the Clean Industrial Deal  

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