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On the 8 March 2021, the MFSA published a Circular which provides financial market participants and financial advisers with further information as to the application of sub-articles (1), (2) and (3)

The European Commission has published its Sustainable Finance package, bringing together elements from the existing sustainable finance frameworks, as well as a new legislative proposal on ESG Ratings.

Sustainable finance refers to the process of taking due account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when making investment decisions.

2021 will be remembered (or outright forgotten) for a variety of reasons. Indeed, in and amongst the pandemic-related doom and gloom, 2021 may be viewed as a watershed moment for all matters ESG...

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a European Union Directive which became operative on the 5th of January after having been published in the Official Journal...

Sustainable finance has, after many years of debate and consideration, finally come to the forefront of discussion and regulation within the EU...

2021 will be remembered (or outright forgotten) for a variety of reasons.

On 4 March 2020 the European Commission has opened the first round of feedback regarding two new legislative proposals aimed at tackling carbon emissions and taxation of certain fuels.

As efforts to tackle the pressing threats posed by climate change intensify, so has the pressure on financiers and investors to contribute to the solution.

The world is facing a climate emergency – that is an undisputable scientific fact. Climate change is no longer a distant threat, and its impacts are already being felt worldwide.

The Green Bond landscape: how entities can benefit from ESG investments with Green Bonds.

As the world transitions to a low-carbon economy, the drive towards scaling up the financing of investments which embrace ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles and result in...

Environmental, social, and governance (often referred to as ‘ESG') commitments have become familiar to many of us.

The European Union Emissions Trading System ("EU ETS") consists of a "cap and trade" system which caters for the trading of emission allowances in an attempt to combat climate change...

On the 19 December 2023, the European Central Bank published the results of its Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) for 2023 and its supervisory priorities for the years 2024-2026.

On the 28th February 2024, the European Council failed to reach an agreement on the final draft of the EU's proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...

In recent years, numerous ecologists and environmental organisations have brought proceedings against national governments for their failure to reach the objectives contained in the 2015 Paris Agreement on...