The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) is the UK’s legislative framework to ensure transparency of sustainable investment product and minimise greenwashing. The rules come with associated investment labels, which come into effect in July 2024. Under the SDR, a fund must allocate a minimum of 70 percent to investments which meet the criteria for a Focus, Improvers or Impact label, or a combination of the three to earn a Mixed Goals label.
LATEST SDR NEWS
ESG round-up: Fidelity International to label three funds under SDR
The latest developments in sustainable finance: UK government says ESG ratings regs will help defence sector, AXA IM calls for more sign-ups to common ground taxonomy.
ESG round-up: EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy adds Singapore-Asia framework
The latest developments in sustainable finance: SDR prompts BlackRock to rebadge 'sustainable' fund; ESMA sets deadline for second-party opinion providers on the EU Green Bond Standard.
EdenTree becomes first multi-label manager under UK SDR
Manager to apply impact label to two of its funds, becoming first firm to label multiple funds, as Ninety One also announces first label.
SDR vs SFDR: Interoperable in concept, difficult in practice
Investors are not despairing at aligning the two regulatory regimes, but key concepts including sustainable investment definitions remain elusive.
FCA ‘right to hold the line’ says Abrdn as SDR labels hit double digits
Jupiter announces first sustainability focus fund, while FCA says number of products with labels is in line with expectations.
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