Tag: SFDR
“What’s in a fund name?” Shakespeare would ask
When playwright William Shakespeare asked the question, “What's in a name?” in Romeo and Juliet, he was referring to the idea that names themselves are...
How many ESG IT tools will you need?
| Efficient IT solutions will be key to meet future ESG disclosure and reporting requirements of investee companies. The ESG software market is developing...
SFDR: Article 8 and 9 funds update
Morningstar provides a brief update on Article 8 and 9 funds (SFDR) as per 26 October, 2022:
The market share of Article 8 and Article...
Eurosif: Implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Eurosif today released a report to address a number of challenges for financial markets participants, lawmakers, regulators and supervisory authorities in connection with the...
The color of microfinance funds was always dark green!
| Q&A with Günther Kastner, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, I-AM Impact Asset Management
Sustainability is becoming more and more mainstream in the investment industry....
ESG and sustainable finance: The road ahead
The European sustainable finance regulation has been in the making over the past few years.
Besides the most recent surprising developments with reference to the...
SFDR implementation challenges until regulation framework is complete
EFAMA released its latest Market Insights report titled “The European ESG market – Introducing the SFDR”. The full report breaks down the size of...
Corporate Sustainability Data Challenge
Investors and asset managers are concerned about two aspects in connection with their disclosure and reporting obligations:
Principle Adverse Impact Indicators to be reported...
SFDR: The start of a longer ESG classification journey
"The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which applies since March 10, requires asset managers to sort their funds into different sustainability categories based on...
Zurich on crossing the environmental metrics frontier
| By Elena Johansson
The industry is still on a “collective journey” regarding evolving data and metrics, an expert at Zurich Insurance Group who is...