ECB: The state of climate and environmental risk management in the banking sector
ECB has published its report on the supervisory review of EU banks’ approaches to manage climate and environmental risks. It concludes that banks have taken initial steps towards incorporating climate-related risks, but none is close to meeting all supervisory expectations.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
Regulatory News - ESG – Environmental, social and governance
See allECB: Speech by Frank Elderson: Nature in decline, economy on the line – the importance of international cooperation for managing nature-related risks
Text of Frank Elderson’s speech of 9 March 2026 follows.
ESMA: Speech by Verena Ross
Text of Verena Ross’s speech of 5 March 2026 has now been published. Topics include: AI; cryptoassets; sustainable finance; T+1.
EC: Taxonomy Regulation – technical advice
DG FISMA has invited the ESAs to develop technical advice in order to inform the review of the Disclosures Delegated Act under the Taxonomy Regulation.
EC: CSRD/CS3D
The following has been published in the Official Journal: Directive (EU) 2026/470 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 February 2026 amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting requirements and certain corporate sustainability due diligence requirements.
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ECB: Sound credit, sustainable growth
Text of Sharon Donnery’s blog of 24 February 2025 on sustainable credit follows.