Sustainable fund labelling: Exploring 'the how spectrum'

Having been running our own sustainable fund labelling system for 12 years - and being on the FCA's SDR DLAG (Disclosure and Labels Advisory Group) - it made sense that I was asked to speak about this area at the recent Sustainable Investment Festival. I cannot talk about what the FCA is planning - the role of the committee is only to advise - and anyhow their plans are not yet finalised. However, there is plenty that can usefully be shared while we await their Q3 consultation paper. Over the years many different simplifications (informal ‘labels') have proven useful. Although imperfe...