As the voice of European asset management industry, EFAMA strongly welcomes the development of
the EU Taxonomy and its technical screening criteria. We see the Taxonomy as a critical tool to
unleashing the potential of sustainable finance in Europe by assisting issuers, project promoters,
companies, investors, and other financial market participants in identifying truly sustainable economic
activities. We wish to put forward recommendations that aim to improve the usability and integrity of this
framework.
Sustainable Finance
The asset management industry plays a key role in meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal to make the EU’s economy sustainable. Our members integrate ESG considerations across their risk management processes and investment decisions. They develop sustainable investment products and foster transparency to fight greenwashing. This increases choice, trust and, in turn, retail investors’ participation. Overall, such efforts mobilise capital towards a fair and just transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050.
EFAMA actively contributes to the development and implementation of EU’s sustainable finance initiatives. Among them are a comprehensive transparency framework for financial market participants, standards and labels for green financial products, classification of green economic activities and policies enhancing corporate sustainability reporting.
EFAMA feedback on draft Delegated Act of Taxonomy Regulation for climate change mitigation and adaptation
EFAMA reply to JRC CP on 3rd technical report: Development of EU Ecolabel Criteria for Retail Financial Products
Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation - EFAMA reply to ESMA CP on draft advice to EU Commission
In its support of the development and implementation of the Taxonomy Regulation, EFAMA believes that reporting on the level of alignment with the Taxonomy by non-financial and financial undertakings is essential to strengthening market integrity around sustainability issues.
EFAMA Vice-president Peter Branner to speak at POLITICO Live event
Tune in on 12 October at 9.00 am CEST to POLITICO Live’s event “Raising the green game in finance: how can Europe deliver?” with the participation of EFAMA's Vice-president Peter Branner from APG Asset Management. He will be joined by
IOSCO´s consultation on ESG ratings and data products providers
Given the increasingly important role ESG ratings and data products providers play in investment processes, EFAMA welcomes the increased attention of regulators to this issue. In light of the growing regulatory scrutiny on the ESG characteristics of potential investments, improving the usability and reliability of the ESG ratings and data products is a key priority for the European asset management industry.
EU needs a usable, investor-centric and globally relevant social taxonomy
EFAMA responded to a public consultation of the Platform on Sustainable Finance on a social taxonomy.