Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Find out the latest on SFDR here.
ESG & Impact Investing Committee - Current Activities
Click to view details of a number of initiatives that the Committee is working on to support members in the ESG and Impact Investing arena.
FRC - UK Stewardship Code
The Financial Reporting Council have published the UK Stewardship Code 2026 and a guide giving practical insights and examples of effective reporting to the Code.
Transition Finance Council
The Transition Finance Council are consulting on their draft entity-level Transition Finance Guidelines and Implementation Handbook
Sustainable finance and climate change disclosures
Read more about the policy work being undertaken by governments, regulators & standard setting bodies in relation to sustainable finance and climate-related disclosures. See AREF's responses to current UK consultations.
Nature in Real Estate Video - Finalist Property Week ESG EDGE Awards!
We are delighted that this video has been shortlisted for the Property Week ESG Edge Awards 2025.
FCA - Climate-related disclosures
View here the FCA work on enhancing climate-related disclosures by asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers.
UK Green Taxonomy
Green Taxonomy section – change text to: In mid-July 2025 the Government announced that they have decided to not proceed with a UK Green Taxonomy. More details can be found here.
ESG Ratings and Data Providers
Click here for details about the work by regulators and governments on ensuring good governance by ESG ratings and data products providers.
Basel Committee - Disclosure of climate-related financial risks
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a voluntary framework for the disclosure of climate-related financial risks
FCA – Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels
Find out more here about the FCA's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime.
FCA - Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms
The FCA have published their response to their a discussion paper on firms' sustainability-related governance, incentives, and competencies. They have introduced some rules relating to themes in the paper and have no plans to introduce any more.
