The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) welcome comments on this consultation paper setting out the proposed Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on content, methodologies and presentation of disclosures under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

The ESAs invite comments on any aspect of this paper. Comments are most helpful if they:

·       indicate the specific point to which a comment relates;  

·       contain a clear rationale;  

·       provide evidence to support the views expressed/rationale proposed; and 

·       describe any alternative regulatory choices that the ESAs should consider.

The ESAs also invite specific comments on the questions on the draft RTS as listed in Section 4, and any input on the preliminary impact assessment in Section 5.  

To facilitate the responses, the ESAs have made available Annex 1 - Template principal adverse impacts statement in word format. 

Submission of responses

The consultation paper is available on the websites of the three ESAs. Comments on this consultation paper should be sent using the response form, via the ESMA website under the heading ‘Your input/Consultations’  Please send your comments in the provided response form by  1 September 2020...