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Recommendation 1: Asset Manager Practices, Policies, Procedures and Disclosure. Securities regulators and/or policymakers, as applicable, should consider setting regulatory and supervisory expectations for asset managers in respect of the: (a) development and implementation of practices, policies and procedures relating to material sustainability-related risks and opportunities; and (b) related disclosure.
Recommendation 2: Product Disclosure. Securities regulators and/or policymakers, as applicable, should consider clarifying and/or expanding on existing regulatory requirements or guidance or, if necessary, creating new regulatory requirements or guidance, to improve product-level disclosure in order to help investors better understand: (a) sustainability-related products; and (b) material sustainability-related risks for all products.
Recommendation 3: Supervision and Enforcement. Securities regulators and/or policymakers, as applicable, should have supervisory tools to monitor and assess whether asset managers and sustainability-related products are in compliance with regulatory requirements and enforcement tools to address any breaches of such requirements.
Recommendation 4: Terminology. Securities regulators and/or policymakers, as applicable, should consider encouraging industry participants to develop common sustainable finance related terms and definitions, including relating to ESG approaches, to ensure consistency throughout the global asset management industry.
Recommendation 5: Financial and Investor Education. Securities regulators and/or policymakers, as applicable, should consider promoting financial and investor education initiatives relating to sustainability, or, where applicable, enhance existing sustainability related initiatives.