EU Bank Regulator Outlines Plans to Address ESG Risks, Disclosure, Greenwashing
EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the publication of its new “Roadmap on Sustainable Finance,” detailing its 3-year priorities and plans in the areas of sustainable finance and in supporting and monitoring the integration of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks considerations in the banking framework.
Key focus areas outlined in the new EBA roadmap include improving transparency on ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. issues, ensuring that ESG-related risks are integrated in financial institutions’ risk management frameworks, and addressing greenwashing risks.
According to the EBA, the new roadmap comes as “ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks are changing the risk picture for the financial sector, including banking, calling for assertive actions by all stakeholders,” and as regulators and supervisors engaged in addressing the challenges posed by ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks, and with their role in “supporting the transition to a more resilient and sustainable European financial sector.”
The roadmap outlines the key objectives for the EBA’s sustainable finance actions over the next three years, across categories including Transparency and Disclosure, Risk Management and Supervision, Prudential Treatment of Exposures, Stress-Testing, Standards and Labels, Greenwashing, Supervisory Reporting, and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Risks & Sustainable Finance Monitoring.
The EBA said that one of its key priorities will be the continuation of its work on the development and implementation of banks’ ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks and wider sustainability disclosures. Additional actions highlighted in the roadmap include the development of a set of EU-level harmonized rules to ensure robust management of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. risks by institutions, further development of climate stress tests, examining whether a dedicated prudential treatment of exposures related to ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. issues is justified, assessing ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. standards and labels, identifying measures to address greenwashing risks, and the use of stress testing and scenario analysis for risk assessment and monitoring.
Click here to access the EBA Roadmap on Sustainable Finance.
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