SFDR level 2

As Europe seeks ways to address greenwashing, supervisors have proposed broad reforms to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regime (SFDR). To enhance transparency, they propose stricter labelling. Together with the addition of a transition investing category, these changes could redefine sustainable investing.

Fund selectors are by no means in pause mode around the introduction of the next level of sustainability regulation, now that SFDR level 2 has been postponed by six months. They are busy collecting data, against a background of seemingly increasing complexity, according to responses to Fondsnieuws from chief operating officer Monique Molenaar-Vader of IBS Capital Allies and chief investment officer Kees Verbaas of Altis Investment Management.