Overview

The Regulatory Implementation Support Programme is designed to help UNEP FI members and other stakeholders understand, implement, and comply with sustainable finance regulations and reporting requirements. The programme offers UNEP FI members-only webinars on timely policy and regulatory topics, along with public sessions.

In the European Union, the programme’s initial focus is on providing targeted implementation support to enhance coherence and usability of the EU sustainable finance framework. A series of members-only webinars in 2025 explores key aspects of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive / European Sustainability Reporting Standards (CSRD / ESRS) implementation. Over a series of support sessions, we address key aspects of CSRD/ESRS implementation, focusing on the challenges members face at different stages.

Additional EU-focused public sessions focus on topics such as the EU Omnibus Simplification Package and its implications for the financial industry.

In the Asia-Pacific region, a new public webinar series helps stakeholders navigate the future of sustainable finance policy in the region, exploring sustainable finance taxonomy developments, ESG information disclosure regulations, and more.

UNEP FI members: visit the UNEP FI Members’ Area to register for upcoming members-only sessions and watch recordings of previous sessions.





Upcoming public sessions:


8 May: Availability and Credibility of ESG Data


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  • Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET
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  • This session will showcase the work of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Central Bank (ECB) in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data space. The EBA will present the highlights from its recent report, “Data Availability and Feasibility of Common Methodology for ESG Exposures”. Highlights from ECB’s paper, “Different shades of green: EU corporate disclosure rules and their effectiveness in limiting ‘Greenwashing’”, will also be shared. Through both presentations, this session will highlight the importance of ESG data, its availability and credibility, and how it affects banks’ ability to correctly address sustainability-related risks.
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13 May: Development of ESG Information Disclosure Regulations in China 


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  • Time: 10:00-11:00 CEST / 16:00–17:00 CST
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  • Part of the APAC Policy Webinar Series. As China defines and implements its national ESG disclosure regulations, what does 2025 hold for banks and other financial sector actors? How should China and Europe collaboratively advance the sustainable finance policy agenda to meet commitments to the Paris Accord and SDGs?
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View recordings of previous public sessions.










CSRD / ESRS members-only implementation support webinar series


These webinars focus on the challenges banks and insurers face at different stages in the compliance process. Tailored sessions empower members with practical guidance from the EU’s regulators, peer-learning opportunities through implementation case studies, and insights on how to leverage UNEP FI tools and guidance for regulatory compliance. The series also delves further into how CSRD connects with other aspects of the EU Green Deal and Pillar III implementation.


The CSRD / ESRS implementation support webinar series covers the following:


    

  • Technical introduction to CSRD / ESRS with clarifying elements related to its scope, applicability, timelines and interconnections with other standards and regulatory frameworks.
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  • Impact and financial materiality in financial institutions, including how to leverage UNEP FI’s impact tools for compliance.
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  • Data management by financial institutions, specific needs and regulatory requirements, preparing and leveraging digital reports, including XBRL tagging and its applications.
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  • Topical standards deep-dive for financial institutions, processes and tools to correctly assess your environmental and social impacts.
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UNEP FI has been actively involved in this process, collaborating with EU regulators from a policy and regulatory perspective, utilizing the UNEP FI framework and methodology to align on impact materiality, and participating in the EFRAG Banking Advisory Panel to develop finance sector standards.


If you are a UNEP FI member, visit the UNEP FI Members’ Area to watch previous recordings and register for upcoming sessions. For questions, please reach out to Daniel Bouzas, Regional Lead for Europe, and Guilherme Cassaro, CSRD Implementation and Regulatory Engagement Expert.


Note: UNEP FI does not aim to provide legal advice. Rather, our aim is to provide an informative and welcoming space where discussions on best practices, common challenges, and new developments aid members in their regulatory compliance.


 


Background


The EU sustainable finance framework created comprehensive mandatory reporting requirements for banks and insurers on their sustainability performance. It includes requirements to share information on financial institutions’ double materiality analysis, with an emphasis on dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities across a broad range of environmental and social areas. A double materiality analysis serves multiple compliance purposes within the EU sustainable finance framework, and, in the case of financial institutions, the analysis is significantly reliant on data from downstream third parties such as clients, suppliers, local communities, and other stakeholders. This information is still difficult to access due to the initial phase of mandatory reporting, and financial institutions need further guidance on how to operate in light of this and other sector-specific challenges.


Compliance with the CSRD / ESRS has become a top priority for banks and insurers in Europe and beyond due to its comprehensive requirements, novel concepts, and extraterritorial impact. UNEP FI has been actively involved in this process, collaborating with EU policymakers and leveraging previously developed UNEP FI tools and methodologies to assist regulators in the development of their guidance for financial institutions. UNEP FI is an active member of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance and EFRAG Banking Advisory Panel.