The delayed Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) will be released in September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed.
The latest batch of sustainable investment requirements and investment labels was announced more than a year ago with a discussion paper in late 2021. However, their implementation has been subject to delay. Speaking at the Sustainable Investment Festival, FCA director of environmental social and governance Sacha Sadan said there had been a delay of "about six weeks". "I hope that we can be allowed that in the context of what is going on in the world. It is very difficult to make this work." He said there had been "uncertainty with politics" linked to the progression of the Fina...
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