To define a strategy allied to the ESG objectives, the European Union has been implementing new sustainable financing obligations with a direct impact on the activity of financial entities and issuers of financial products, more specifically on transparency and the promotion of the integration of environmental, social and governance factors in the assessment, investment decisions and activities of entities.
Given this legislative and regulatory impact of ESG and national transposition diplomas on the activities of financial sector entities, especially regarding investment, product design and disclosure obligations of the sustainable or non-sustainable nature of the marketed activities and products, the CCAA, in order to respond to the commitment to all its Customers (since it believes that the incorporation of ESG metrics in companies is a determining factor for long-term competitiveness) and to mitigate the risks of corporate responsibility and sustainability, has defined several goals in that regard, namely:
• Adaptation of internal ESG policies and procedures;
• Advising on financial products;
• Advising on building a more responsible, sustainable and competitive business ecosystem;
• Updating the contractual and pre-contractual documentation of financial products;
• Disclosure of information on the integration of environmental, social and governance factors on the entities websites;
• Integration of environmental, social and governance factors in risk management and investment decision making processes.
The CCAA team has a multidisciplinary team and can advise all its clients on issues and challenges related to this subject, considering the increasing regulation to which it is subject.