FCA releases further proposals for sustainability reform

Finance for positive sustainable change

The Financial Conduct Authority has today (10 February) released a new discussion paper requesting views from the financial services sector on sustainability-related governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms.

Finance for positive sustainable change brings to fruition former commitments made by the regulator to conduct stakeholder engagement in its ESG strategy published ahead of COP26 in 2021. The paper seeks to "help the financial industry deliver against its potential to drive positive sustainable change", primarily by assessing the case for additional regulatory reforms. FCA consultation closes: Respondents raise concerns over SDR labelling proposals Key topics discussed in the paper include the potential oversight of ESG integration across investment processes and whether firms are ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on ESG

Trustpilot