Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) report on consumer testing of SFDR precontractual disclosures – assessing readability and effectiveness of sustainability-related templates, including decarbonisation targets, asset allocation, and Taxonomy disclosures under EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.
EIOPA-commissioned study by Warsaw School of Economics testing SFDR pre-contractual ESG disclosures with Polish economics students in 2023 – assesses readability, comprehension, and design of sustainability-related financial product information through focus groups and interviews.
Study by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore testing consumer understanding of SFDR financial product disclosures in Italy – evaluates readability of dashboard, decarbonisation, asset allocation, and Taxonomy disclosures under EU sustainability regulations.
European Supervisory Authorities finalize Regulatory Technical Standards to enhance SFDR disclosures, including principal adverse impact indicators, financial product decarbonisation targets, and improved product templates with simplified summaries and machine-readable formats.
EBA guidelines outlining requirements for national authorities to collect and report data on high earners (€1M+ salaries) in banks under CRD III, including pay details, business areas, and aggregation standards for 2010–2011 performance years.
European Banking Authority 2024 public holidays calendar – lists official non-working days for EBA operations and reporting deadlines across EU member states.
ESAs joint committee interactive factsheet guides consumers on making sustainable financial choices—covering investments, loans, insurance, and pensions with ESG features, benefits, risks, and tips to avoid greenwashing under EU sustainability frameworks.
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published an interactive factsheet that answers consumers’ most frequently asked questions about sustainable finance. The factsheet provides tips to consumers considering buying financial products with sustainability features, including loans, investments, insurances and pensions.
EBA statement at COP28 reaffirms commitment to integrating sustainability into EU banking regulation, covering climate risk management, ESG disclosures, stress testing, prudential framework enhancements, and efforts to combat greenwashing while supporting the transition to a climate-neutral economy.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its environmental statement in the context of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) remain one of the EBA’s priorities. The EBA highlighted its effort to integrate sustainability aspects in many areas of its work, including risk management, disclosures, supervisory practices, climate stress testing and the Pillar 1 framework.
EBA opinion on Denmark’s proposal to activate a 7% systemic risk buffer (SyRB) under Directive 2013/36/EU targeting real estate and construction exposures, assessing risks, proportionality, and impact on financial stability by June 2024.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following the notification by the Ministry of Business, Industry, and Financial Affairs of Denmark to apply Article 133 of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) to activate a new systemic risk buffer (SyRB). The proposed measure introduces a systemic risk buffer rate of 7% for a subset of exposure categories located in Denmark to increase banks’ ability to absorb unexpected losses from exposures to real estate companies. The intended date of application of the measure is 30 June 2024.