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This study examines the sustainability disclosures of 15 leading financial market participants (FMPs) and 45 associated investment products complying with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). It provides critical insights into Art. 8 and 9 products’ objectives and methods, highlights key challenges and emerging best practices.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has entered into a stage of review that will continue deep into 2025, with the aim to enhance transparency, comparability, and ambition across the investment markets.
We assessed the current market practice, identified gaps and highlighted emerging good practices in the areas of:
We analyzed the entity-level and product-level disclosures of 15 major financial market participants and 43 financial products, offering a comprehensive set of conclusions and recommendations for policymakers to consider in the context of the SFDR review.
Download “SFDR Review: Analysis of Current Practices and Future Directions for Investors”
The evidence and recommendations drawn from this research aims to support
Today, the European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). A majority of 366 Members of the Parliament voted in favour of almost all the amendments endorsed by the Committee on Legal Affairs in April, with 225 votes against and 38 abstentions.
More than a half of the energy consumed in the EU is used to heat and cool homes, offices, shops and other premises. In the context of the EU's efforts to reduce emissions, the decarbonisation of the heating sector is therefore inevitable. But how to achieve a successful transformation of the heating sector in the Czech Republic? We have reviewed examples of community heating plants abroad and outlined solutions applicable in CZ as well.
By the end of July, the European Commission is expected to adopt its first set of sustainability reporting standards (ESRS). The standards will impact 50,000 European companies and thousands international corporate groups. As part of the EU Corporate Sustainability Directive (CSRD) ecosystem, they will require large companies to report information on their sustainability impacts on people and planet as well as their sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
