Latest Developments from a European and French Perspective

OCT
2024
Description

CBFL 10th Anniversary Seminar Series:
Sustainable Finance: Latest Developments from a European and French Perspective Seminar
About the Seminar
The seminar will mainly concern the latest developments in sustainable finance especially focused on the EU and French Impetus. Indeed in the wake of the EU Green Deal, step by step the UE is building an impressive road map on sustainable finance. The EU Taxonomy Regulation is the cornerstone of the sustainable finance regulation. Indeed this innovative regulation serves as the foundation for sustainable activities with CSRD (Corporate Social Responsibility Directive) and SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation). CSRD focuses on comprehensive company reporting, while SFDR ensures transparency in financial markets. The EU proposal for a Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities followed by a Resolution of 24 April 2024 is also an essential component of the general european sustainable finance framework. Impartiality, transparency of methodologies, reliability, comparability, supervision by ESMA, register of approved providers and the publishing of any sanctions online are the main tools of this text, with the aim of making the European ESG rating market more attractive. The French Market Authority (AMF) plays a great role in the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change and confirms the European climate ambition to tackle climate change and to built a climate-resilient continent for 2050. By standardizing the disclosure of environmental sustainability and by promoting same rules of ESG rating activities, this huge piece of european regulations and directives, including the the recent CS3D (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) of 13 June 2024 aims to build the foundations of a sustainable European corporate governance model.
About the Speaker
Catherine Malecki is a Professor of Private Law and a member of the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Innovations Sociétales (LiRIS), Rennes 2 University, France; a Member of the IUF (Institut Universitaire de France) Fundamental Chair (2022); an Associate Member of the Institut Droit Ethique Patrimoine, Paris-Saclay University, France; and an External Member of the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law, Durham Law School, Durham University, UK. Her main research themes are business law (corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance, corporate law), comparative business law (English-speaking countries), sustainable and climate finance. 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Fees are to be paid before the commencement of the event with exception of e-invoices.
2. Fees paid are non-refundable.
3. Registration is transferable within the same organisation if the request is made at least one week in advance of the event.
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Date and Time

Tuesday, 8th October 2024 4:00PM GMT+08:00
Tuesday, 8th October 2024 5:15PM GMT+08:00
Organisation

Faculty of Law
Contact Email

cbfl@nus.edu.sg
Location

Lee Sheridan Conference Room, NUS Law Bukit Timah Campus, 469G Bukit Timah Rd