Emily Batchelor

Nov 21, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rachel Richardson |Emily Batchelor

On 14 November 2024, HM Treasury issued a consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy following the Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG)'s work in developing a UK Green Taxonomy for financial and non-financial firms. The GTAG is an expert group, chaired by the Green Finance Institute.

Oct 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rachel Richardson |Emily Batchelor

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Oct 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Rachel Richardson |Emily Batchelor

This note sets out the scope of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). We set out below the scope of the Guidelines, the timing considerations and any action fund managers need to take ahead of the deadline.

Sep 10, 2024 | mondaq.com | Emily Batchelor |Lora Froud

The FCA has published a statement today allowing temporary flexibility up until 5pm on 2 April 2025 for firms to comply with naming and marketing rules under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements in exceptional circumstances where the firm: has submitted a completed application for approval of amended disclosures in line with ESG 5.3.2R for that fund by 5pm on 1 October 2024; and is currently using one or more of the terms ‘sustainable', ‘sustainability' or ‘impact' (or a variation of...

Sep 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Lora Froud |Emily Batchelor

The FCA has published a statement today allowing temporary flexibility up until 5pm on 2 April 2025 for firms to comply with naming and marketing rules under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements in exceptional circumstances where the firm: has submitted a completed application for approval of amended disclosures in line with ESG 5.3.2R for that fund by 5pm on 1 October 2024; and is currently using one or more of the terms ‘sustainable’, ‘sustainability’ or ‘impact’ (or a variation of...