Unit:
Speciality Financial RegulationLibrary of the School of Law
Supervisors info:
Χρήστος Γκόρτσος, Καθηγητής, Νομική Σχολή Αθηνών
Βασίλειος Κονδύλης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Νομική Σχολή Αθηνών
Νικόλαος Παπασπύρου, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Νομική Σχολή Αθηνών
Original Title:
The EU’s strategy towards incorporating sustainability considerations into the financial regulatory framework: recent developments and future prospects
Translated title:
The EU’s strategy towards incorporating sustainability considerations into the financial regulatory framework: recent developments and future prospects
Summary:
The present study aims at providing a concise but comprehensive overview of the measures taken both at the global and European Union level in order to integrate sustainability considerations into the financial regulatory framework. It is structured into three Chapters. Chapter A deals with the theoretical foundations and the historical roots of the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, while also attempting to shed some light on the economic approach to sustainability and on the role of the financial system in channeling funds towards sustainable projects. The first Chapter also presents the initiatives undertaken by the international community to align the financial sector with sustainable development. Chapter B discusses in detail the European strategy on sustainable finance, which aims to foster green finance and promote sustainable growth in the EU. Lastly, Chapter C presents specific legal acts adopted recently by the European Union to implement the European Commission’s 2018 Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth and briefly describes some proposed measures expected to be enacted by the European Union in the near future.
Main subject category:
Law and Legislation
Other subject categories:
Public Law
Keywords:
sustainable finance, sustainable development, ESG, Taxonomy Regulation, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation, European Commission Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, European Commission Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets Union, High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG), European Green Deal, International Platform on Sustainable Finance, Technical Expert Group (TEG), Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
