Marion Leslie, head financial information, SIX Group, claims that market participants are “missing” relevant and verifiable ESG information.
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“It is difficult to make assumptions beyond the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) coming into force January 2023.
“The absence of clear, comparable and consistent data and reporting standards means that investment products need to be in line with the SFDR, while, at the same time, it remains a challenge to define “sustainability risks” in accordance with SFDR and to differentiate between ‘sustainable’, ‘socially conscious’, ‘socially responsible’ or ‘well-governed’.
“The future of finance is based on ‘what happens now and next’ – companies have an obligation to consider material ESG factors, such as climate change risks and impacts, as part of their investment processes. However, market participants are still missing relevant and verifiable ESG information to comply with SFDR requirements and validate the sustainable, long-term value of their investment products.
“Market participants need access to data that is easy to access and integrate into decision-making and that meets regulatory requirements as well as global norms and standards”.
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