On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288
A-10-2026-0234
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Rapporteur: GerbenJan Gerbrandy
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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures and Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents, and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288.¶¶¶ It replaces the current Articles 8 and 9 disclosures with three product categories: transition, ESG basics and sustainable, each with a 70% investment threshold, exclusions and disclosure duties.¶¶¶ It deletes the definition of sustainable investment, carves investment advice and portfolio management out of scope, and narrows the rules to products making sustainability-related claims.¶¶¶ It bans sustainability-related claims in the names and marketing of non-categorised products, restricts the term 'impact', and requires key information documents to state a product's category.¶¶¶ It sets application 24 months after entry into force, with earlier application for burden-reducing provisions, and requires the Commission to review the rules after 36 months.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs proposes to adopt Parliament's first-reading position amending the Commission proposal, introducing three product categories with a 70% threshold, deleting the sustainable investment definition, and narrowing the scope to products making sustainability-related claims.¶¶¶
Key points
- Financial market participants must disclose on their websites how they integrate sustainability risks, and annually report the share of assets and products in each category.¶¶
- Products may include ancillary sustainability information in pre-contractual documents only if it is not central, stays out of the key information document, and covers less than 10% of the investment strategy presentation.¶¶¶
- The transition category requires a 70% threshold tied to a measurable transition objective, exclusions for harmful activities and fossil fuel revenue, and disclosure of principal adverse impacts.¶¶¶
- The ESG basics category requires a 70% threshold for integrating sustainability factors, exclusions for harmful activities, and disclosure of principal adverse impacts.¶¶¶
- The sustainable category requires a 70% threshold for a sustainability objective, wider exclusions including new fossil fuel projects, and disclosure of principal adverse impacts.¶¶¶
- Products replicating an EU Paris-aligned benchmark qualify for the sustainable and transition categories; those replicating an EU Climate Transition benchmark qualify for the transition category.¶¶¶
- Products with at least 15% taxonomy-aligned investments meet the transition contribution criteria; at least 20% meets the sustainable contribution criteria.¶¶
- General-purpose issuances by Union public sector bodies can count towards the transition threshold by no more than 15 percentage points.¶
- Multi-option products, pension schemes and PEPPs can qualify for a category if their investments meet the 70% threshold and exclusions; otherwise they must disclose their shares of categorised and non-categorised investments.¶¶¶
- Financial market participants must document their use of external data and estimates, and provide clients with methodology information on request.¶¶¶
- Member States and national authorities may not apply additional requirements on sustainability risk disclosures or product categorisation.¶¶
- The Commission may adopt delegated acts specifying investment conditions, indicators and disclosure templates, and must review the rules after 36 months.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Financial market participants must categorise products, apply exclusions and disclose under the new rules.¶¶¶
- Retail investors gain comparable product categories and clearer key information documents.¶¶
- Financial advisers providing investment advice are carved out of the regulation's scope.¶
- Public sector bodies' general-purpose issuances can count towards the transition threshold under conditions.¶
- Alternative investment funds open only to professional investors may opt out of Articles 6a, 7, 8 and 9.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 70% minimum of investments must accord with the sustainability-related claim in each category.¶¶¶
- 15% taxonomy-aligned investments meet the transition contribution criteria.¶
- 20% taxonomy-aligned investments meet the sustainable contribution criteria.¶
- General-purpose public sector issuances count towards the transition threshold by no more than 15 percentage points.¶
- Ancillary sustainability information must be limited to less than 10% of the volume of the investment strategy presentation.¶
- The regulation applies from 24 months after entry into force.¶
- The Commission must review the regulation by 36 months after the date of application.¶
- The ESAs must report on best practices every two years.¶
Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.¶