Sustainable Finance Series - An Update on Sustainable Finance Legislation (module 1)
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Goals :
In today's society, sustainability has become a priority for most, if not all, companies and investment funds. Understanding what is behind the E, S, and G of ESG is essential in defining a strategy that is right for your organization, whether it is a financial industry company, a business, or a business. an investment fund - a strategy which, when executed successfully, effectively identifies opportunities for positive performance while managing potential risks.
Having a strong ESG strategy is no longer just a "good to have". All market players need to move beyond green washing and tighten up their processes for finding, hiring, and monitoring their operations, funding, and investment if they don't want to be in the spotlight for a bad job. ESG management. The case of the Abraaj fund in 2018, which was the biggest collapse in private equity history, still raises the question of why a seemingly successful private equity firm that managed $ 14 billion and was an influential investor , has gone wrong.
Arendt, Label R and Ripple Effect have teamed up and combined their expertise to offer a training program in four modules to guide you through the latest regulatory developments supporting the development of sustainable finance and ESG, as well as to through the practical design and implementation of an investment strategy. The training program also provides participants with a clear understanding of sustainability risks and how to manage them, while providing them with the keys to monitoring and reporting on sustainability issues.
Participation in the four modules is recommended but not compulsory.
Content
By the end of the first module, participants will have reviewed and have a high-level understanding of the new regulatory horizon for sustainable finance and the main obligations of financial market players:
European Commission Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth and the EU Green Deal
Regulation 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment ("taxonomic regulation")
Regulation 2019/2088 on information relating to sustainable development in the financial sector (the “SFDR”)
Regulation 2019/2089 on low carbon standards and positive carbon impact
Changes to
UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID II, Solvency II, IDD directives
Amendments to the Directive on non-financial reporting
Good to know
Speaker(s)
Antoine Peter (Senior Advisor, Arendt Regulatory & Consulting),
Jane Wilkinson (Independent Director, Ripple Effect),
Oriane Schoonbroodt (Co-Founder & CEO, Label R).
Target Group
Anyone interested in sustainable finance and in a potential ESG investment strategy and who wishes to know more about ESG and sustainable finance. Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of sustainable finance principles (i.e. understand what is ESG, knowledge of certain existing market initiatives).
Duration
3,5 hours including a 30-minute break
Language
English
Automagically translated from French
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