Financial Institutions´ requirements for corporate sustainability

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Why is sustainability important to the financial sector? In this segment, Lene Lundgaard discuss the key sustainability legislation that is targeting the financial sector and being implemented these years. Legislative concepts such as the EU taxonomy, Green Asset Ratio, and the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive all affects the financial sector greatly, and directly and indirectly reflects their customers’ performance on sustainability.

This will reshape the customer dialogue with their banks, as the financial institutions will need to get much closer to the business operations of their customers. But these insights are not just about risks – its also a way to a more transparent discussion about who is ahead in the game of sustainability.