20 February 2024 | News | The AMF publishes, in a position paper, the key principles it believes should guide the SFDR review The AMF contributed, at the end of last year, to the consultation launched by the European Commission on the Sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR). It publishes today a position paper outlining the key principles it believes should guide the SFDR review. … EU co-legislators and the European Commission designed the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) as a non-financial … and taking into account other developments in the sustainable finance agenda. … Read more … Towards a review of … |
20 February 2024 | AMF’s EU positions | Towards a review of SFDR The AMF contributed, at the end of last year, to the consultation launched by the European Commission on the Sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR). It publishes today a position paper outlining the key principles it believes should guide the SFDR review. … co-legislators and the European Commission designed the Sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR) as a non-financial … from offering a precise definition of concepts such as “sustainable investments”, “environmental/social … |
15 February 2024 | Professional guide | Educational guide for undertakings to report on their climate transition plan In the context of the progressive implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), this user guide, prepared by the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission (CCFD), aims to support companies in their efforts to publish high-quality information. It has been developed by considering investors' expectations, current… … (CSRD), this user guide, prepared by the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission (CCFD), aims to support companies in their … (CSRD), this user guide, prepared by the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission (CCFD), aims to support … |
15 February 2024 | Policy | Instruction DOC-2021-03 … by the AMF of a training organisation to hold the sustainable finance AMF examination … Other professionals Investment … Investment management companies Professional certification Sustainable Finance Policy Book 3 Instruction Book 3 … |
12 February 2024 | News | The European single access point for financial and non-financial information on European entities (ESAP) enters its implementation phase The ESAP regulation and associated texts have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation provides for the access point to be operational from 10 July 2027 at the latest. Some of the technical characteristics of the project are submitted to public consultation until 8 March 2024. … Plan. The project is also part of the Commission's digital finance strategy and of the European Green Deal. The … (Market Abuse Regulation) Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (Sustainable finance disclosure regulation) Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS) … |
09 February 2024 | AMF news release | AMF publishes an educational guide on companies’ climate transition plans prepared by its Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission In the run-up to the first publication of the transition plans required under the European directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD), this guide revisits the topic of transition plans for climate change mitigation, the importance of short- and medium-term targets, the allocation of resources to the plan and its governance. … climate transition plans prepared by its Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission … 2024 represents a pivotal year in … To help issuers in this exercise, the AMF's Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission (CCFD), chaired by Board … |
07 February 2024 | News | Consequences from 2024 of the transposition of the CSRD for large listed companies The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, known as the "CSRD", was transposed into French law in December 2023. The aim of this directive is to improve the quality and comparability of sustainability reporting. As from 2024, large listed companies are covered by the new obligations. … member of this committee must have special expertise in finance, accounting or statutory auditing and be independent … large listed companies … Periodic & ongoing disclosures … Sustainable Finance … |
07 February 2024 | In-depth | CSRD sustainability reporting: preparing for the new requirements The European directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) and its mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) gradually apply as of January 2024. In line with its approach of providing support for listed companies, the AMF proposes a few points that listed companies could consider for the preparation and correct… … Commission Green Deal action plan to strengthen the sustainable finance framework. The main objective of CSRD is indeed to … various competencies (financial, legal, operational, sustainable development, human resources, communication, … |
26 January 2024 | Public statements | Speech by Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, AMF Chair - New Year address to the financial centre - Thursday 18 January 2024 … Paris will be the leading centre for innovation and green finance. and that the AMF will always be at the forefront of … action; protect investors and savers; promote more sustainable finance; support innovation; and, as the … economy and its transition to a model that is both more sustainable and more innovative. As we know, this requires … |
18 January 2024 | AMF news release | The AMF publishes its action plan and supervisory priorities for 2024 Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Chairwoman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), outlined the AMF’s priorities for the coming twelve months to the press, in line with the “Impact 2027” strategic guidelines defined in 2023. All these priorities reflect the AMF’s commitment to strive each day to protect investors and enhance the attractiveness of… … announced by Bruno Le Maire, Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. In addition, … AMF intends to lead an ambitious transformation towards sustainable finance. In this area, 2024 will be synonymous … Qualifications and level of knowledge of employees; Sustainable finance: voting and shareholder engagement … |