The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation – a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green Deal by boosting private sector investment in green and sustainable projects.

BREAKING #SustainableFinance: The @EU_Commission Commission welcomes the adoption by the @Europarl_EN of the #Taxonomy Regulation.

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It will help create the world’s first-ever “green list” – a classification system for sustainable economic activities – that will create a common language that investors can use everywhere when investing in projects and economic activities that have a substantial positive impact on the climate and the environment. By enabling investors to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses, this piece of legislation will be instrumental for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050.

As set out by the Regulation, the Commission has also launched today a call for applications for members of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. This platform will be an advisory body composed of experts from the private and public sector. It will assist the Commission in the preparation of technical screening criteria (the so-called ‘delegated acts’), which will develop the taxonomy further. They will also advise the Commission on the further development of the EU Taxonomy to cover other sustainability objectives and provide advice on sustainable finance more broadly.

"It's the first serious effort by regulators to regulate a disclosure requirement not against a financial measure or a financial risk measure but against a #sustainability target" – @WillJMartindale on why the #EUTaxonomy is a significant development https://t.co/SQ4jIiwtxN pic.twitter.com/TqHYVSL0ue

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Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President responsible for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union said: “The adoption of the Taxonomy Regulation today marks a milestone in our green agenda. It creates the world’s first ever classification system of environmentally sustainable economic activities, which will give a real boost to sustainable investments. It also formally establishes the Platform on Sustainable Finance. This Platform will play a crucial role in the development of the EU Taxonomy and our sustainable finance strategy over the coming years.”

The call for applications for the Platform on Sustainable Finance will be open for a period of 4 weeks. The deadline for applications is 16 July 2020. For more information on the Platform on Sustainable Finance and how to apply, please visit: Register of Commission expert groups – Calls for applications

Source: European Commission

To facilitate the application of the #taxonomy, we’re calling for specialists for a Platform on Sustainable Finance, an advisory body composed of experts from the private and public sector which will advise the @EU_Commission : https://t.co/JjgCQdzHme#SustainableFinanceEU pic.twitter.com/jZUqzhckbQ

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