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Tough Road Ahead for Non-EU ESG Ratings Providers, IFLR

February 14, 2024

Partner William Yonge was quoted in IFLR on the subject of increased disclosure under forthcoming environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and discussed how, under new regulation ESG ratings, non-EU providers would fall under the jurisdiction of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a European markets regulator.

William recommended that non-EU raters should start preparing for how they will be able to continue to operate in the European Union and on what terms. “There may even be a movement led by certain raters of voluntary compliance ahead of the timeline requirements set by the final directive, but this will need to be on a robust basis to prevent greenwashing risk in particular,” he said.

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