Industry Guide
Compliance for Finance & Banking
Financial institutions face one of the densest regulatory landscapes in the EU – from climate risk disclosures to anti-greenwashing rules that redefine how products are marketed.
Key Regulations
SFDR
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation requires asset managers and advisers to classify financial products by sustainability profile (Article 6, 8, or 9) and publish principal adverse impact disclosures at both entity and product level.
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Establishes a classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities, requiring financial institutions to disclose the taxonomy-alignment ratio of their portfolios, loans, and investment products under Article 8.
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive obliges large and listed institutions to publish detailed sustainability reports under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), covering climate risk, social factors, and governance.
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The updated Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive VI require banks to identify, measure, and manage ESG risks as part of their Pillar 2 supervisory review, with EBA mandated to develop transition plan assessment guidelines for supervisors.
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Sector-specific obligations that are often overlooked
EBA Guidelines on ESG Risks
Require banks to integrate climate and environmental risks into their credit risk management, stress testing, and internal governance frameworks, with phased implementation from 2024.
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Requires financial entities to manage ICT risks, conduct digital resilience testing, report major ICT incidents to regulators, and oversee risks posed by third-party technology providers.
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Voluntary standard for issuing EU Green Bonds requiring full taxonomy alignment of use-of-proceeds, a pre-issuance factsheet, and post-issuance reporting verified by an accredited external reviewer.
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Principal Adverse Impact disclosures at entity level require financial market participants to report quantitatively on 18 mandatory sustainability indicators – including GHG intensity, fossil fuel exposure, and gender pay gap – plus additional voluntary indicators.
→ Learn moreWe track 148+ laws relevant to Finance & Banking – across EU-wide directives and national legislation. Explore the full registry →
How Sustainova Helps
Vicky AI
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Example questions
How do we classify our investment products under SFDR Article 6, 8, or 9 – and what disclosures and documentation are required for each?
Which PAI indicators are mandatory at entity level under SFDR Level 2 and how do we calculate GHG intensity of investee companies?
What does CRR/CRD VI require from us in terms of ESG risk identification and integration into our Pillar 2 supervisory review process?
ComplyOne
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Track obligations, assign tasks, maintain audit trail – built for Finance & Banking specifics.
Example workflows
Maps SFDR, CRR/CRD VI, DORA, and EU Taxonomy obligations to your entity and fund range – with penalty exposure per obligation
Assigns PAI reporting, ESG risk, and Pillar 2 tasks to responsible teams at article level with tracked deadlines
Flags changes to SFDR Level 2 RTS, EBA ESG guidelines, and Taxonomy delegated acts automatically
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