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FCA - Climate-related disclosures

View here the FCA work on enhancing climate-related disclosures by asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers.

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.

Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

Find out the latest on SFDR here.

UK Green Taxonomy

AREF has submitted a response to HM Treasury consultation on a UK Green Taxonomy. More details can be found 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.

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.

AREF Podcast Series: ESG Myth Busting

2024 AREF GRESB Performance

ESG Newsletter - Q1 2025

Decarbonising Real Estate: The Five Key Challenges You Must Address in 2025

Post-event write-up: Facing the practical reality of decarbonising buildings

TNFD - Sector Guidance - Real Estate

TNFD has published the sector guidance - Engineering, construction and real estate.  More details can be found here.

ESG Metrics for Real Estate

The reporting principles in the paper on ESG Metrics for Real Estate have been updated in January 2025.

Defending Against Stranding Risk

Glossary of ESG and green definitions

Application of the SDR Labelling Regime for Real Estate Funds Guidance

Nature in Real Estate: A New Video for Fund Managers

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Guidance Advice: Application of SFDR Process for Real Estate Funds

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