Wednesday 23 March 2022

Scope of the Awareness Series is to provide a compact holistic overview of the regulation, implementation and supervision of  Corporate Commercial, Banking and Capital Markets (Financial Services) business industry and operations in the European Union and Cyprus.

Objective of this Annual Event is an update concerning the financial regulatory framework of EU financial regulation and supervision.

• Novelties in the regulatory framework

• Implementing sustainability standards

• ESG risk disclosure and management

Key topics

• Sustainable Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
  • Sustainability and banking finance Financing of the green recovery and transition
  • Sustainability and investments:
  • Regulatory update on Sustainable Finance Disclosure Reporting (SFDR) and CSRD NEW
  • Supervision of compliance with the requirements of the SFDR
    • Greenwashing – [Legal Cases]
    • Customer Sustainability Assessments & Integration -Product governance.
    • European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

Background

1. European Securities Markets Association (ESMA): Roadmap Regulatory Priorities (2022-2024)
   1. EU Sustainability Obligations of Financial Market Participants 
   1. Developments perspectives on Environmental Social Compliance (ESG): Project Finance, Infrastructure, Investments, Banking, Corporate Finance
   1. Green Bonds
   1. Annual Outlook Series (2020-2022)