EU regulators 'look to future' of SFDR application in financial services with in-depth questionnaire

44-page review

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The European Commission has opened an extensive review into how SFDR has been implemented in financial services since its 2021 launch, and whether further changes are necessary.

SFDR came into effect in March 2021, requiring financial market participants and advisers to disclose how they integrate sustainability risks and principal adverse impacts in their processes at both entity and product levels. Article 8 and 9 labels could be scrapped in upcoming SFDR consultation - reports Just over two years on, the Commission is opening a widespread review of the regulations, unveiling a 44-page-long online questionnaire, which has a four-stage agenda to provide feedback on current SFDR requirements and its interactions with other sustainable finance legislation, as ...

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