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In an expanding but sometimes confusing sustainable finance landscape, the European taxonomy represents a major step forward. Its objective is clear: to create a common framework to direct financing towards truly sustainable investments. This financing of the transition via the taxonomy is already identified: according to the Platform on Sustainable Finance, taxonomy-aligned investments by large listed European companies increased by a third in 2023, reaching €250 billion by the end of the year.

The beginning of 2025 has been marked by the development of sustainable finance standards in Europe. Amidst this regulatory and normative flurry, labels are evolving rapidly: the French ISR label deployed its V3 framework on 1st January 2025, Greenfin celebrated its 10th anniversary with a revised framework, and several other European labels have strengthened their requirements.

Biodiversity and Finance: WeeFin responds to EIOPA's European consultation on biodiversity risks.

The DNSH test is an important but often misunderstood concept in sustainable finance. It is essential to define sustainable investments according to the SFDR and the European Taxonomy.

Aurélie Baudhuin emphasizes the function of the SRI label, which is currently a process label. For this reason, Malakoff Humanis has set a target of obtaining the label each year, in order to guarantee the internal process that has been put in place. However, as this label is not a content label, it does not justify results on any particular SRI theme, including parity. It is therefore necessary to look elsewhere. And above all, set an example for the companies you invest in by promoting professional equality within your management company!

What is the definition of a sustainable investment? Faced with a lack of guidelines from the regulator, financial actors use various analysis methodologies, with qualitative, quantitative, internal and external data... which can lead to confusion and very different practices.

Download our study on the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

The carbon footprint is the first indicator used by investors to measure the contribution to global warming of each stock in a financial portfolio. How does it work? What are its drawbacks?

The EET aims to facilitate the exchange of ESG data between the different market players in order to have an overview of the ESG strategy of financial products. It is not a regulatory obligation but a market standard.