2021, the year of the ESG business change

2021 will be the ESG and Sustainable Finance year! This year, financial market players will set the foundations for their sustainable finance through the implementation of the first action required. And authorities will complete the set of regulatory measures initiated in the 2018 sustainable finance action plan, while setting the direction for the coming years with the renewed sustainable finance strategy. 

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Following the AWM Monthly Briefing focusing on Sustainable Finance in February we published three short videos focusing on our "2021, the year of the ESG business change" initiative explaining why now, what business changes are looming at the horizon and what can be expected from this initiative. 

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EMEA ESG Webinar 

24 hours before the SFDR deadline, are you ready and prepared for the next step?

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PwC Sustainable Finance Forum

17 March 2021

PwC Sustainable Finance Forum, focusing on the relevant regulatory milestones, facilitating industry standards setting and enabling business managers to understand the impacts of ESG on their respective areas of responsibility.

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Nachhaltigkeitsforum

24. März 2021

Das Thema Nachhaltigkeit ist nun offiziell ein Teil unternehmerischer Strategie und hat nicht nur Auswirkungen auf die Anlageperformance, sondern auch auf die strukturelle Situation im Wettbewerbsumfeld. Gewisse Kenntnisse und Vorbereitungen sind erforderlich, um auf die entsprechenden Änderungen und Anforderungen, die das Thema mit sich bringt, rechtzeitig und richtig zu reagieren. 

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Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation – What’s next?

In the midst of the preparation to comply with the first regulatory deadline on the Sustainable Finance agenda of the European Union –the 10 March 2021 implementation deadline of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”)– the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) issued their “Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards” (“SFDR RTS”) on 2 February 2021

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Key Challenges for the Financial Industry in dealing with ESG risks

2021 is the year of the ESG business change. Another month reaches its end and we would like to draw your attention to the key challenges for the financial industry in dealing with ESG risks. Our experts summarise the basics of this long lasting initiative, which is now set in motion, and outline the consequences for bankers, asset managers and insurers in particular. Sustainability risks need to be implemented in the day-to-day operations. But what should you consider doing next? Our team shares a few key aspects.

EMEA ESG Webinar 

11 May 2021

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PwC Sustainable Finance Forum

19 May 2021

The last weeks brought along much of the long-awaited and politically discussed inputs to the sustainability framework of the EU. The EU Climate Law compromise was reached, the EU Taxonomy 'Climate' is published and the new legislative approach to corporate sustainability reporting (Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Regulation) was issued. All complemented by a shift in mindset of the international community as exposed on the Climate Summit hosted by the US.

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive webinar

On 30 June we are organising a CSRD Event.

Application of the EU Taxonomy in Banking and Portfolio Management

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New Strategy for Financing the Transition to Sustainable Finance

EMEA ESG webinar

 6 July 2021

EMEA ESG Webinar

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Sustainable Finance Webcast

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PwC Sustainable Finance Forum

5 October 2021

Nachhaltigkeitsforum (German event) 

7 October 2021

EMEA ESG webinar - 9 November 2021

SFDR level 2 disclosure - where do we stand?

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Think sustainable investment, think Luxembourg

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Alternative Fondsanlagen in der EU: ESG Re-boot

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EU Private Markets: ESG Reboot

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PwC Sustainable Finance Forum - 7 December 2021

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Convergence of the ESG Reporting Ecosystem - PwC webinar

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