EU policy
The EU stands at the forefront of sustainable financial policy. The PRI EU policy team engages with European policymakers, alongside and with the support of signatories, to ensure the high ambition of the EU Green Deal is maintained.
The EU policy team works on seven policy priorities: the Taxonomy, disclosure regulation for investors (SFDR) and corporates (CSRD), fiduciary duties, stewardship, real economy climate issues and mandatory due diligence. We are also building on the findings of the flagship A Legal Framework for Impact report, to guide policy recommendations to better integrate sustainability impacts into EU financial legislation.
Key publications
Latest policy engagements
Joint business and investor letter supporting an ambitious EU 2040 climate target
The PRI signed a joint letter with over 100 businesses and investors calling on the EU to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 90% by 2040. A robust climate target and sectoral roadmaps and decarbonisation pathways will improve the EU’s resilience to shocks, energy security and competitiveness.
PRI response to ESA consultation on review of SFDR delegated regulation regarding PAI and financial product disclosures
Whilst PRI supports the proposed expanded social PAI indicators and climate target-setting proposals, policymakers will need to maintain consistency with the final ESRS standards as adopted by the European Commission to ensure investors have sufficient data to produce meaningful reports as per their SFDR obligations.
PRI consultation response on EU climate target for 2040
PRI welcomes the Commission's consultation for stakeholder feedback on establishing a 2040 climate target. PRI recommends a science-based target that does not fall below the recommendations of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change. Also, accelerating implementation of the Fit for 55 package, developing an EU-wide transition plan including sectoral roadmaps, and enabling financial markets to close the investment gap for the transition will set the EU firmly on a path towards climate neutrality by 2050.
PRI response to EIOPA consultation on the technical advice for the review of the IORP II directive
The PRI supports EIOPA’s approach to respect the proportionality principle and take into consideration IORPs’ specificities. Pension funds are fundamentally different from other financial market participants as they play an important social role in pension adequacy.
PRI response to EU consultation on draft delegated regulations setting criteria on environmentally sustainable activities under the EU taxonomy
The PRI welcomes the publication of the delegated regulations. This represents a crucial step forward in the implementation of the EU Taxonomy: an enriched disclosure framework will allow companies and investors to cover a more significant part of their economic activities that contribute to all the six environmental objectives covered by the EU taxonomy, and contribute more fully to the implementation of the EU Green Deal.
PRI response to ESMA consultation on ESG-related fund names
The PRI is supportive of ESMA’s efforts to ensure that funds’ names reflect their investments’ characteristics and objectives. We encourage EU policymakers to clarify how key underlying concepts (particularly sustainable investment) should be applied in practice, before setting quantitative thresholds. The proposals could also be made more relevant to different investment strategies and accurately reflect the tools investors have to create change (particularly stewardship).
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Webinars
EU taxonomy implementation
This webinar is aimed at practitioners involved in making EU taxonomy disclosures. The session will provide an overview of the PRI’s latest research on how investors are approaching taxonomy implementation. It will also include a panel discussion with practitioners and policy experts, followed by a Q&A session. Panellists will discuss ...
EU taxonomy implementation
Regional policy developments in corporate sustainability disclosure
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance: Taxonomy extension and future policies
The EU Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy
Mandatory human rights due diligence: EU policy developments and implications
PRI Digital Forum: EMEA - Testing the Taxonomy
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A Legal Framework for Impact
It is crucial that assessing and accounting for sustainability impact becomes a core part of investment activity. That’s why PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation are leading our work programme “A Legal Framework for Impact.”
- The PRI is an investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and UN Global Compact.
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