EU Platform on Sustainable Finance: Streamlining sustainable finance for SMEs
21 Mar 2025 (UPDATED: 13 Mar 2026)
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In this report, the Platform proposes a tailored streamlined approach – “the SME sustainable finance standard” – to be used by banks and other financiers to classify the loans or other type of financing they provide to SMEs as sustainable (green or transition) finance and simplify any related voluntary reporting.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
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