The regulation of sustainable finance in the EU

Overview

What you will learn

The learning objectives of The regulation of sustainable finance in the EU course offered by European University Institute (EUI) are:

• Introduce participants into the world of sustainable finance, sustainability reporting standards and the core global policy and regulatory developments.

• Reflect on the role and involvement of the finance sector, central banks, regulators and supervisors in supporting the net-zero transition and more sustainable economies.

• Offer a comprehensive overview of the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Finance and the Strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy.

• Provide participants with significant knowledge to identify the core tools and instruments contained in different regulatory pieces and new proposals related to sustainable finance in the EU

• Acquire relevant knowledge on the key objectives and core components of the EU Taxonomy and the EU Green bond standard regulations and reflect on the main challenges in relation to their implementation.

• Critically reflect on the challenges posed by the issue of greenwashing.

• Familiarise participants with the key objectives components of the CSRD and SFDR and other relevant instruments and policies related to disclosures and identify the role and competencies of EU Supervisory authorities (i.e. ESMA & EBA) within different legislative pieces.

• Discuss the treatment of ESG risks in the EU banking prudential framework and reflect on the relevance of transition plans for prudential supervision.

• Explore and reflect on the insurance sector’s exposure to climate related risks.