Sustainable Finance Action Plan
The Sustainable Finance Action Plan is not just another piece of EU regulation. It will completely shake up sustainable investing across the 27-nation European Union and create a level playing field for how funds are classified.
Our stories and policies explain how this will all work in the years to come.
Introducing the Sustainable Finance Action Plan
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The epic production that is the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, and its key component, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, aims to direct trillions of euros into sustainable investing. It will also show people exactly how sustainable an investment strategy is, combatting greenwashing. Our lead story explains the impacts this will have.
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Glossary of SI
The new regulatory framework can be an alphabet soup of acronyms such as the SFAP and SFDR, along with newly introduced concepts such as the EU Taxonomy and European Green Deal. Our Glossary of Sustainable Investing explains the main ingredients in simple language, with graphics and charts in places.
Results of EU fund classification reflect sustainability of Robeco’s fund range
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation forces asset managers to disclose the level of sustainability integration for their different strategies.
Almost all of Robeco’s funds are aligned to Article 8 or 9 of the EU’s new sustainability regulations.
More information on the classifications can be found in the documents section of our Fund Selector.
Source: Robeco, January 2022
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Sustainability risk and integration
No investment is without risk: the skill is to manage that risk by using environmental, social, and governance ( ESG) factors in the investment process. This chapter explains how the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation will require asset managers to show how they integrate sustainability risks in policies, procedures and governance structures throughout their entire organization.Read more Sustainability Risk Policy -
The EU Taxonomy
Everyone agrees that sustainable investing is the way forward, as the world faces diminishing resources and climate change. But not everyone agrees on how to define it. The EU Taxonomy sets out the criteria for what is environmentally sustainable, using six objectives that will apply across the bloc. Here we explain the meaning of greening, and how it affects investments at Robeco.Read more
The implementation timeline
Source: Robeco
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Assessing adverse impact indicators
Just as no sustainable investment is without risks, all companies make an impact on the environment, both good and bad. The regulation requires both companies and asset managers at the entity and financial product level to lay out their Principal Adverse Impact indicators. Bureaucracy, or a refreshing step forward? Our story explains how it will certainly enhance transparency.Read more Principal Adverse Impact Statement
Sustainability policies and positions
Robeco already has many polices and frameworks that underpin our sustainable investment approach. These range from sustainability and engagement reports to policies regarding our frameworks for the SDGs, green bonds, thematic and impact funds.
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Sustainability policies
Exclusion list Exclusion policy Good Governance policy Principal Adverse Impact Statement Relevant codes and memberships Robeco Sustainability policy Robeco's Stewardship policy Sustainability Risk Policy Robeco's roadmap to net zero emissions by 2050 -
Methodologies
Green Bond Framework RobecoSAM Thematic Strategy Framework SDG Framework SFDR Data disclosures -
Reports
Carbon report 2020 methodology Palm oil position paper Robeco Stewardship Report 2021 Robeco Sustainability Report 2021 Robeco Sustainability Report 2021 (print version)