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Sustainability Disclosure Requirements are another regulation that insurers are wrangling. The anti-greenwashing element of the SDR is being implemented this week (31 May). Learn more about how the investment side of the insurance business is responding to the changes in my article for Insurance Investor #insurance #insuranceinvestment #sustainbilitydisclosures #SDR
Countdown to SDR: What do insurers need to know? With the UK’s SDRs coming into force over soon, Siân Barton explores what insurers need to know to make sure they’re ready and compliant. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) bared its teeth on sustainability reporting and, late last year, published its #SustainabilityDisclosureRequirements (#SDR) and #investmentlabels policy statement and these rules on #greenwashing come into effect on 31 May, which has meant that timelines for investment firms to ensure they meet anti-greenwashing principles have been tight. We explore what this will mean for the wider industry - with comment from Oscar Warwick Thompson, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at UKSIF; Dan Grandage, Head of Sustainable Investment at abrdn, and Rebecca Macdonald, Head of Products at Hymans Robertson. #investmentoperations #insurance #ESG #regulation Read more here 👇