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Module 2: Policy and Regulatory Framework for Sustainable Finance

The session deals with the policy and regulatory framework for sustainable finance. It examines the drivers for sustainable finance regulation, including the need to prevent mis-selling as well as connect allocative goals to sustainable causes. It examines the leading regulatory framework for sustainable investment products in the EU which is grounded on the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation and the Taxonomy Regulation, as well as the influence of these regulations outside of the EU. These are compared with the narrower ambitions found in the US’ and UK’s regulatory policies which are more narrowly targeted at mis-selling. The session focuses on how sustainable investment products are being brought into a framework of regulation that intervenes into the scope of asset management strategies developed so far.

About the Speaker

Virginia HARPER HO is a Professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong School of Law. Her research focuses on the intersections of corporate law and governance, securities regulation, and sustainable finance from a comparative perspective. She has written on ESG disclosure reform, shareholder activism, comparative corporate governance, and China’s green finance initiatives. Professor Harper Ho is a Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. She previously served as Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the University of Kansas (USA) School of Law and as a Research Fellow of the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) at the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing.

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