Italy ESG GEMS - October 2023

In this edition we have the pleasure to speak to Gianluca Vairani, Senior Managing Director - Transaction Management and Head of ESG at Kryalos SGR, about the sustainability strategy of Kryalos and how it impacts its real estate business and investment choices. We also look into the ESG legislation updates and the implementation of the same.

Interviews

• Gianluca Vairani, Senior Managing Director - Transaction Management and Head of ESG at Kryalos SGR, discusses Kryalos's sustainability strategy, their 11 Sustainable Development Goals and the projects they are investing in. Please note that the content is in Italian. Read now

Sustainable Finance

• ESMA article identifies increase in use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation

Disclosure & Reporting

• FSB publishes annual report on climate related disclosures: “significant further progress” on standard setting, more needed on climate disclosures
• EU: Commission amends Accounting Directive to adjust the size criteria for companies
• ESMA to launch Common Supervisory Action on MiFID II sustainability requirements in 2024

Climate Change and Environment

• European Renewable Energy Directive (RED III): updated ambitious targets to boost the renewable energy market

Business & Human Rights

• European Court of Human Rights and Labour Court of Brussels grant protection to whistle-blowers beyond the EU legal framework

Employment issues

• Pay Transparency and Equal Pay: European landscape

Competition & Antitrust

• Green Deals: Can EU Merger Control support the bloc’s wider policy objectives?

Regulation

• Overview of ESG for Debt Capital Markets
• Regulation on European green bonds adopted by European Parliament and Council of the EU

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