At the end of March, ESMA launched a first consultation on technical standards for the registration and supervision of independent External Reviewers in the context of the European Green Bond (EuGB) Regulation (see also TSI kompakt of 5 October 2023). The EuGB Regulation will take effect from 21 December 2024, by which time the legal
European Green Bond Standard
European Green Bond Standard: Positive Vote of the European Parliament
On 5 October, the European Parliament adopted the “European Green Bond” regulation in first reading. The decision is essentially made against the background of the informal agreement of the EU legislators in the trilogue procedure on the European Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) as a voluntary standard for the issuance of bonds. With regard to the
Preliminary agreement reached on the European Green Bond Standard
If Europe is to become greener with securitisation, then thoroughness is probably more important than speed. In the negotiations on the European Green Bond Standard (EuGBS), it appears that securitisation issues will only be addressed in the further process. In the course of the discussion on specific transparency requirements for securitisations during previous trilogue meetings,
TSI submits feedback on the Call for Evidence on Greenwashing
The European Supervision Authorities (ESAs) published a Call for Evidence (CfE) on Greenwashing on 15 November 2022. The aim is to gain a sound understanding of the definition and possible types of greenwashing, including examples from practice. For a detailed account of the contents of the CfE, see our news article of 28 November 2022. TSI’s
Green Bonds and Securitisation – Paving the Way towards Financing the Sustainable Transformation?
TSI and its verification subsidiary SVI have teamed up with the Austrian lawfirm Wolf Theiss to produce a series of articles on the topic of “Green Bonds and Securitisation – Paving the Way towards Financing the Sustainable Transformation?” This will provide market participants with some much-needed guidance for this overall topic. We have structured the