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Rural Credit Requirements for Financial Institutions in Brazil

February 20, 2024 - Our latest factsheet gives an overview of the Brazilian rural lending regulatory framework for preventing illegal deforestation, its evolution and key requirements applicable to FIs providing rural credit. It presents the resolutions issued by the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) and the National Monetary Council (CMN), shedding light on current requirements.  It discusses self-regulation by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN) and new procedures adopted by the National Development Bank (BNDES) to combat illegal deforestation. 

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Public Consultation: Feedback on the ESRS Set 1 Delegated Act

July 7, 2023 - This policy brief highlights our main observations and messages regarding the European Commission’s Draft Delegated Act public consultation. This Delegated Act sets out the cross-cutting standards and standards for the disclosure of environmental, social and governance information (ESRS Set 1) of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires actors under its scope (large companies and listed companies) to disclose information on their ESG related risks and opportunities, essential to help investors and others stakeholders evaluate the sustainability performance of companies.

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Public Consultation: Feedback on the Draft Taxonomy Delegated Act

May 3, 2023 - Read about the key issues with the European Commission's Draft Taxonomy Delegated Act in this publication. The authors focus on biodiversity concerns, including high-impact sectors left out of the draft, insufficiently addressed supply chain impacts, and the need to remove biodiversity offsets. They also raise concerns about specific activities in the transport sector and the weakening of Appendix C.

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