More sustainability-labelled funds needed to invigorate the UK market, as interoperability with EU remains a priority.
Support across majority of political spectrum suggests that MEPs are open to reaching compromise on EC’s omnibus proposal.
Disclosure rule could serve as pathway to bolster defence investment via sustainable funds.
PROTECT USA Act’s short-term impact will likely be limited but could set lay groundwork for future regulatory or executive actions.
Investors urged to speak out to avoid “highly politicised and bitter divide” thwarting ten years of hard-fought progress.
Despite concerns, Richard Howitt, one of the architects of the EU’s non-financial disclosure rules, sees opportunities as the package moves into co-decision.
Reduced CSRD scope risks making high quality, comparable and reliable sustainability data harder to access and damaging investor confidence.
Ensuring increased private finance flows across the EU and UK hinges on mitigation of ethical, environmental and social concerns.
New EFRAG working group member Martina Macpherson stresses need for alignment of forthcoming VSME reporting standard with SFDR and ESRS.
Company reporting on ESG-related impacts through CSRD may be safe, for now, but EC revisions still represent a setback for investors.
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