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Sustainable definition

What does Sustainable mean? In legal practice, sustainable describes policies, projects, procurement and investments that meet present needs without compromising future generations’ ability to meet theirs, by conserving finite resources, preventing environmental harm and balancing social and economic factors. There is no single statutory definition of sustainable across England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The term is descriptive and applied within specific regimes, including: planning and environmental law (objectives of sustainable development; EIA/SEA), public sector duties (for example, the Well‑being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 sustainable development principle), and corporate/finance regulation (green claims and disclosure). In Ireland, usage is likewise descriptive, but certain EU...

FCA sustainable finance and ESG in the UK: TCFD/ISSB disclosures, SDR investment labelling, anti-greenwashing, supervision, ESG ratings, diversity and inclusion, stewardship and ESG-related financial crime

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Practice notes

Introduction

This practice Note outlines the Financial Conduct Authority (fca)’s main areas of focus on sustainable finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, covering the FCA’s ESG strategy; its work on climate-related disclosures; and sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels (designed, among other aims, to build trust and address greenwashing). It also describes the FCA’s role in international reporting standards. For material on the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)’s priorities—chiefly prudential supervision of climate risk management and related stress testing—see the Practice Notes on prudential supervision of climate risk management in the UK and on climate scenario analysis, stress testing and capital requirements in the UK. For the UK green taxonomy, see the Practice Note: Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and UK Green Taxonomy—government’s 2021 roadmap to sustainable investing.

FCA’s priority areas as set out in its November 2021 ESG strategy

On 3 November 2021, the FCA released its ESG strategy, A strategy for positive change: our ESG priorities, building on the priorities in feedback statement FS19/6: Climate change and green finance, together with the FCA’s wider work on corporate governance, senior manager responsibilities and culture...

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